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Unique ID: SF-4135B2
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Medieval short cross penny of Richard, probably class 3, c.1192-1194 AD. Wren, 1992: p. 47.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1192
Date to: Circa AD 1194
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.26 g
Diameter: 19.51 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012
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Other reference: Finder's Ref.: Benacre 1
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 3 (N 967)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within an inner circle, many hair curls to each side of the bust, long face
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS R-EX (normal X and S)
Reverse description: Voided short cross, four pellets in each angle of the cross, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: +WILLEM.ON.LVN (seriffed N's)
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
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