IOW-440047: Medieval Coin: Penny of Edward I

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COIN

Unique ID: IOW-440047

Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete and worn Medieval silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307), minted at London. Class 3g2-3g3 or class 4a1-4a2, 1280-1283 (North 1991: 29, refs: 1022-1023).

Obverse: +ED[WR AN]GL DNS hY[B]; Crowned bust facing with wedged drapery.

Reverse: CIVI/[T]AS/[L]ON/DON; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant.

Diameter: 18.2mm. Weight: 1.05g. DA=12:6.

North, J. J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.

Notes:

Four indentations on the obverse are arranged as in the corners of a square as if the coin was intended to be made into a coin brooch.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1280
Date to: Exactly AD 1283

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.05 g
Diameter: 18.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 31st July 2019 - Wednesday 31st July 2019

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2019-7-267

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Edward I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with wedged drapery
Obverse inscription: +ED[WR AN]GL DNS hY[B]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: CIVI/[T]AS/[L]ON/DON
Initial mark: cross pattée
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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