COIN

Unique ID: SF-E844F4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Notes:

The coin has been pierced, indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure (under Treasure Act 1996). However, coins dating after AD1180 with similar piercings are also known in hoards of currency, suggesting that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins, and not all coins were pierced to convert them into objects such as pendants. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was regarded as a coin or as another type of object at the time that the coin was deposited.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1356
Date to: Circa AD 1361

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.41 mm
Weight: 2.84 g
Diameter: 26 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 14th October 2019

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Edward III, 4th coinage, pre-treaty G (N 1193-1200)
Obverse description: Crowned facing bust in a nine-arch tressure; trefoil in cusps.
Obverse inscription: EDWARD[ D G REX ANGL Z FRAN]C D hYB
Reverse description: Long solid cross dividing legend in two circles; three pellets in angles.
Reverse inscription: +POSVI/ .DEV[m A/DIVTOR]/E [mEV], (annulet stop); Inner: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON (reversed barred Ns).
Initial mark: cross3
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair