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Description: | I have examined a group of coins reported found in the Ilam area in Staffordshire. All are official silver coins of the medieval kings of England and will therefore be of the traditional sterling standard, c. 92.5% fine metal. Three denominations are present: pennies, half-groats (twopences) and groats (fourpences). The coins range in date from the early 14th century to the early reign of Henry VI. This range is wholly consistent with 15th century currency, since there was no complete English recoinage after 1279 and older coins, increasingly worn and clipped down to more recent weight standards, remained in use as late as the early Tudor period.Since the coins found in the Ilam area are of good silver, would have circulated together and reflect the known profile of the currency in the 1420s-30s, it is virtually certain that this group in itself represents material deposited together, on one occasion roughly around 1430. It is my opinion, therefore, that the find fulfils the criteria of Treasure, according to the terms of the Act.It is also the case that the finds parallels almost exactly a find made in the Ilam area in 2004 (77 pennies, half-groats and groats down to c. 1430) and this material should therefore count as addenda to that find.Catalogue[Coins marked with * are fragmentary.]Edward II (1307-27)1. Penny Class 14 (c. 1317-20) Durham 0.76Edward III (1327-77)Fourth CoinagePre-treaty Period2-3. Half-groat Series C (1351-2) London 2.04, 1.464. Series D (1352-3) London 1.97Henry V (1413-22)5. Penny Class C-D ANGL Z FRA York 0.796. Class D Durham 0.877. Class D York 0.7*8. Class F York 0.7*Henry VI (1422-60)Annulet issue (Group I): c. 1422-late 1420s (traditional dates 1422-7)9-10. Groat 1b1 Calais 3.76, 3.711. 1b3 Calais 3.7112-13. Half-groat 1a (Henry V, H) ANGL FR London 1.86, 1.8414. 1b2 ANGL FR London 1.7215-18. 1b2 ANGL FR Calais 1.88, 1.85, 1.85, 1.7219. 1b2/1c ANGL FR Calais 1.8620-22. 1c F Calais 1.9, 1.89, 1.8923. Penny 1b Calais 0.9424. 1c Calais 0.91Rosette Mascle issue (Group II): late 1420s- early 1430s (traditional dates 1427-30)25. 1c/IIa F/CALIS(rosette) Calais 2.02Dr Barrie J. CookCurator of Medieval and Early Modern CoinageDepartment of Coins and MedalsBritish MuseumLondonWC1B 3DG26 April 2010
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