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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-EA35C2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver medieval cut farthing (quarter) of a short cross penny struck in London. Too little remains to determine either king or moneyer. AD 1180-1247.
Class: Short cross
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1180
Date to: Exactly AD 1247
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 9.42 mm
Width: 9.37 mm
Thickness: 0.74 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Tuesday 1st November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2011.562
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Part of crown, facing
Obverse inscription: [h]ENRI[CVS ...]
Reverse description: Short cross with four pellets
Reverse inscription: [...O]N.LV+
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
To be known as: Bicester area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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