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COIN

Unique ID: SF-2C0FB5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A silver short-cross penny of Henry III, class 7b, c.1217-1242 AD. Wren, 1992: 62.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1217
Date to: Circa AD 1242

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.22 g
Diameter: 17.68 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7b (N 979)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within an inner circle, three hair curls without pellets to each side
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS R-EX
Reverse description: Voided short-cross within an inner circle, four pellets in each angle of the cross.
Reverse inscription: +TOMAS ON CANT (square letter A)
Initial mark: Cross pattee
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Worlington

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Wren, C.R. 1992 The Short-Cross Coinage: 1180-1247. Henry II to Henry III Herne Bay Plantagenet Books 62

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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