COIN

Unique ID: SF-4377A2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cut silver voided long-cross halfpenny of Henry III, class 3, c.1248-1250 AD. Wren, 1993: pp. 50-53. The coin has been bent in half due to post-depositional damage.

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 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250

Dimensions and weight

Length: 11.31 mm
Width: 9.07 mm
Weight: 0.65 g
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th April 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Andrew Brown - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Andrew Brown - [view all attributed records]

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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: Henry III of England [ scope notes | view all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: Lincoln [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278 [ scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Long cross class 3, not further defined [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, crown with pellets, all within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: HEN[]X.III (legend starts at 12 O'clock)
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing the legend, three pellets in each angle of the cross, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: R[I]C/[]/[]/INC
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock [scope notes | view all attributed records]

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Spatial metadata

Region: East
County: Suffolk
District: Mid Suffolk
To be known as: Elmswell

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined[scope notes]

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