BERK-C8FCF0: Medieval Coin : Penny of Henry II

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COIN

Unique ID: BERK-C8FCF0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver penny of Henry II (1154-89), Tealby type (1158-80). Obv: [ ]ENRI-R-A (1[HENRI:R:AG]. Rev: PiLL [ ]. The moneyer is William, but the mint is unknown. North 956. The penny is very worn, weighs 1.1g and is 19.7mm diameter.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1154
Date to: Circa AD 1189

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 19.7 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ashmolean Museum ID service 7/11-4

Materials and construction

Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Obverse inscription: [ ]ENRI-R-A
Reverse inscription: PiLL[ ]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
Parish or ward: The Risboroughs (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP8004
Four figure Latitude: 51.7290182
Four figure longitude: -0.84307517
1:25K map: SP8004
1:10K map: SP80SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1980	English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272	London	Spink & Son London		N956
North, J.J.	1994	English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd		956

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Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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