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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-007C39
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cut silver halfpenny of Henry II dating to the period AD 1180 to 1189. North Number 962/1.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1180
Date to: Exactly AD 1189
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 19.65 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 1ab (class 1a*) (N 962/1)
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust
Obverse inscription: ...RICVS R...
Reverse description: Voided short cross with quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: RAVL O...
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Richmondshire (District)
Parish or ward: Stanwick St. John (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ1910
Four figure Latitude: 54.48499347
Four figure longitude: -1.708242
1:25K map: NZ1910
1:10K map: NZ11SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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