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Description: | 12 silver coins. The coins consist of 1 silver coin of Edward I (1272-1307 and 11 of Edward III (1327-77. As official coins of English monarchs of this period, they will have been struck to the traditional sterling standard, c. 92.5% fine metal. The latest coins present date to the period 1363-9. A detailed list is attached to this report.The find consists of 4 groats (the fourpenny coin), 2 halfgroats and 6 pennies: the silver denominations available in this period, except for lowest value halfpennies and farthings. The high-value gold coinage is not present. A detailed catalogue accompanies this report. The face value of the group in the mid 14th century was 2 shillings and 2 pence, a sum that might equate to something like £20 in modern terms.The range and the condition of coins present is appropriate for the mid 14th century - many hoards demonstrate that pennies of Edward I and II continued to survive, reduced in weight by wear or clipping to the new weight standard introduced in 1351.The coins found at Kirkby Stephen would all have been in circulation together in the mid 14th century, and the condition of them is consistent with a single deposit, probably made in the later 1360s. It is noticeable that the most recent coins are from the northern mints of Durham and York, although these were beginning to take the lead in the production of pennies at this period anyway.CatalogueEdward I (1272-1307)1. Silver penny class 3b (1280-1) Canterbury mint 0.9gEdward III (1327-77)Fourth Coinage (1351-77)Pre-Treaty period (1351-60)2. Silver groat Series E (1354-5) York 4.64g3. Silver groat Series E (1354-5) London 4.56g4. Silver groat Series Ga (1356-61) London 4.62g5. Silver groat Series Gb (1356-61) London 4.53g6. Silver halfgroat Series C (1351-2) London 2.22g7. Silver halfgroat Series E (1354-5) York 2.31g8. Silver penny Series Gg (1356-61) Durham 1.0gTreaty Transitional Period (1361-3)9. Silver penny N1229/1 Durham 1.15gTreaty Period (1363-9)10. Silver penny N1268 York 1.13g11. Silver penny N1268 York 1.11g12. Silver penny N1268 York 1.07gDr Barrie J. CookCurator of Medieval and Early Modern CoinageDepartment of Coins and MedalsBritish Museum20 September 2007
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