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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-6963C7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver cut Irish Farthing of Henry III (1247-72 AD). Mint Dublin, S6235.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1216
Date to: Circa AD 1272
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.62 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th May 2012
Personal details
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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
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Irish: cut farthing of Henry III (S 6243B)
Obverse description: Head facing within triangular border, sceptre to left
Obverse inscription: ENR
Reverse description: Voided long cross and pellets
Reverse inscription: CLP
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaby, P. | 1984 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands: Standard Catalogue of British Coins, Volume 2 | Spink and Son Ltd | 124 |
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