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Medieval Coin: Halfgroat of Edward III
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North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, 2018-02-22 13:36:47
Title
Medieval Coin: Halfgroat of Edward III
Description
English: Silver coin. Probably a halfgroat of Edward III (1327-1377), probably fourth coinage pre-Treaty issue of 1351-1361, broken in two at the time of its discovery; possibly clipped

Obverse description: Facing bare shouldered bust with chin distinct from shoulders, with bifoliate crown, within a nine arched tressure with lis on its cusps.

Obverse inscription: [E]DWARDVS.REX.ANGLI.[--], annulet punctuation

Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each angle, inscription in two orders, which are not concurrent: i.e. POS aligns with LON.

Reverse inscription: outer: POS/VI.DEV/[M AD]IV[T]/OREM, inner: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON

Diameter: 20.2mm, Weight: 1.80gms, die axis: probably 3 (by reference to inner legend)

Depicted place (County of findspot) North Lincolnshire
Date between 1351 and 1361
date QS:P571,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1351-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1361-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 890627
Old ref: NLM-EA4EBE
Filename: NLM38724.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1003090
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1003090/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/890627
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