Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WAW-9F5413
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: halfpenny of Edward IV (1461-1470) minted in Canterbury between 1464 and 1470. Withers type 3. North No. 1612.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1464
Date to: Exactly AD 1470
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.25 g
Diameter: 12.82 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2018 - Thursday 7th February 2019
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Type: Halfpenny: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage, Withers Canterbury type 3 (N 1612)
Obverse description: Bust facing forwards. Inner circle. Trefoil by the neck.
Obverse inscription: EDWARD D[I GRA REX]
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter. Inner circle.
Reverse inscription: [CIVI] / TAS / [ ] / [ ]
Initial mark: Y
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP0060
Four figure Latitude: 52.23819033
Four figure longitude: -2.0014194
1:25K map: SP0060
1:10K map: SP06SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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