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COIN HOARD
Unique ID: NMS-D172C4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
The seven coins comprising the hoard were found between October 2010 and February 2012, scattered over a small area.
All of the seven coins are short cross pennies of John or Henry III. None show a great deal of wear, their indifferent condition being due to poor striking. Since class 7b begins in 1222 and closes in 1236 we may assume a date of loss or deposition sometime in the 1220s or 1230s. Given that only one example of the common class 7 series is present (although the sample is admittedly small) the date is probably earlier in this range rather than later.
Catalogue:
Roberd of Dublin, weight 1.31g
Uncertain Canterbury moneyer, class 5b-6
Davi of York, class 5b2
Ilger of London, class 5c
Rauf of London, class 6c2
Simon of Canterbury, class 7a (weight 1.32g)
Iun of Canterbury, class 7b
Date: 1220s -1230s. Two or more coins of precious metal and greater than 300 years age lost or deposited together qualify as Treasure. Given their close issue dates and the fact that they were found in a small area it is overwhelmingly likely that these five coins went into the ground together, probably in the context of a lost purse or similar receptacle. Thus they represent a priori a case of Treasure. Adrian Marsden
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2010T728
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1220
Date to: Circa AD 1240
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 7
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th October 2010 - Saturday 18th February 2012
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 40307
Treasure case number: 2010T728
Materials and construction
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