SUSS-CD84E3: Medieval Coin: Silver Cut Quarter Possible Short Cross Penny of Uncertain Issuer.

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-CD84E3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval silver probably short cross cut quarter penny of uncertain issuer (c. 1180-1247 AD). Mint possibly of Canterbury; moneyer unknown. Due to severe surface wear on the cut quarter fragment, further identification is impossible.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1247

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.65 mm
Weight: 0.29 g
Diameter: 9.06 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th October 2012

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: Illegible.
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: Possibly voided short cross
Reverse inscription: [...] [...]OR: [...]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
Parish or ward: Lewes (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3909
Four figure Latitude: 50.863807
Four figure longitude: -0.02621
1:25K map: TQ3909
1:10K map: TQ30NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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