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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-66D7B3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver short cross cut halfpenny of king John (1199-1216 AD), minted at Canterbury. Class 5b-5c, 1205-1210 AD. North 970-971.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1205
Date to: Circa AD 1210
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.74 mm
Width: 8.84 mm
Thickness: 0.72 mm
Weight: 0.6 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 halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5b, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre to left
Obverse inscription: HENRIC[VS REX]
Reverse description: Long voided cross with four small pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: [IOH]AN O[N CA]
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 | 179 | 970-971 |
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