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Unique ID: SF-BC5A52
Object type certainty: Certain
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A cut silver voided short-cross halfpenny of John, Class 5b2-5c, c.1205-1210 AD. As Wren, 1992: pp. 53-54.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1205
Date to: Circa AD 1210
Dimensions and weight
Weight: 0.67 g
Diameter: 18.83 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: John of England [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278 [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Short cross class 5b2 (N 970 ii) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within an inner circle, two hair curls with pellets
Obverse inscription: []ENRICVS[] (S with pellet centre)
Reverse description: Voided short cross, four pellets in each angle of the cross, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: [WI]LLELM.ON[]
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial data
Region: East
County: Suffolk
District: Forest Heath
To be known as: Near Bury St Edmunds
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2011
Personal details
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Recorded by: Dr Andrew Brown
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Identified by: Dr Andrew Brown - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Friday 3rd February 2012
Updated: Friday 3rd February 2012
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