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COIN
Unique ID: SF-0A095B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver medieval halfpenny, probably of Edward IV's first reign, dating to the period AD 1461-4. Probably his heavy coinage. Uncertain mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1461
Date to: Circa AD 1464
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.75 mm
Weight: 0.34 g
Diameter: 13.59 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st May 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Edward IV, First reign, Heavy coinage, not further defined (N 1545 - 1547)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with pellets to either side of crown
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the legend with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/[...]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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