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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-8BB185
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval silver long cross cut farthing of Henry III (1216-1272), not further defined, 1247-1278 (North 1994: 225-227). Obverse: [ ]SR[ ]; Crowned bust facing
Reverse: [ ]D[ ]; Voided long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Length: 9.9mm; width: 8.6mm. Weight: 0.37g.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1247
Date to: Exactly AD 1278
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 9.9 mm
Width: 8.6 mm
Weight: 0.37 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-123
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: Long cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [ ]SR[ ]
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [ ]D[ ]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 225-227 |
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