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Description: | 14 silver coins, with three denominations present, of the English kings Edward I (1272-1307), Edward II (1307-27) and Edward III (1327-77). The find consists of 3 pennies of Edward I and II, and 9 groats and 2 half-groats of Edward III. Their silver content will be of the official sterling standard, i.e. 92.5% fine metal.Pennies of Edward I and II were produced in a sequence with no major change of design, and have been classified in modern times into 15 classes, running from the recoinage instituted by Edward I in 1279 up to the 1330s, when the output of pennies ceased for some time. They continued to be the main element in the penny coinage beyond the middle of the 14th century. In 1351 Edward III added the groat and half-groat to the currency. Thus, this group of coins would all have circulated together happily in the 1350s, and the worn state of the pennies is typical and indicates that they have indeed survived for some time in use. The smallest English denominations, halfpenny and farthing - the coins most useful for daily business, are not represented. Thus, it is highly likely that these coins represent one group of material deposited on a single occasion, in the late 1350s. (Coins of the 1360s-70s are not rare, so any group deposited later than 1360 could be reasonably expected to include such later material.) The face value of the group was 3 shillings and 7 pence, a sum of money that was roughly equivalent to £50-£100 in modern terms.This find consists of 14 good silver coins, assembled with a degree of selection, and probably deposited on a single occasion in the late 1350s. Therefore, it does fulfil the criteria of Treasure as defined in the Act.EDWARD I-II: Class 4 (1282-9) 1. penny 4e London Class 10cf (c.1305-10) 2. penny 10cf2? London 3. penny 10cf3 CanterburyEDWARD III: Fourth Coinage, pre-Treaty period (1351-60) Series C (1351-2) 4-6. groats London 7-8. half-groats London Series D (1352-3) 9-10. groats London Series E (1354-5) 11. groat London Series F (1356) 12. groat London Series G (1356-60) 13-14. groats Gb London
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