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Description: | The find comprises one gold and fourteen silver medieval English coins, of the reigns of Edward III (1), Henry VI (12) and two uncertain pennies. Metal content English silver coins of the 14th-15th centuries are typically of silver of high fineness, in excess of 90% Ag by weight. The gold standard is virtually pure precious metal (23ct 3½gr, or 99.5%). Discussion The fifteen coins appear to form a single group, lost or deposited in the middle of the fifteenth century. The earliest coins, of Edward I-II(?) and Edward III (1327-77) are considerably worn through circulation, whereas those of Henry VI (1422-61) are for the most part relatively unworn. The weights of the silver coins lie between the 60-grain standard of 1412 and the 48-grain standard of Edward IV's 'Light' coinage, introduced in 1465; the latest coin in the group (27) was struck at Durham during the 1450s. The fourteen coins found at the same spot in 2012 and the fifteen coins considered here appear to form a single hoard. The group as a whole was lost or deposited after 1465.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/hoards/rec | Go to resource |
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