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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-6642D5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver voided long cross cut farthing of Henry III (1216-1272 AD), minted by Ion at Carlisle. Class 3b, 1248-1250 AD. North 987.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.67 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th May 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Carlisle
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing without sceptre to left
Obverse inscription: [HENR]ICVS [REX III]
Reverse description: Long voided cross with three small pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: [ION/ON/CAR]/LEL
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Stone cum ebony
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 182 | 987 |
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