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Unique ID: IOW-4E8B97
Object type certainty: Certain
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A possibly clipped Medieval silver short cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272) minted by Tomas at Canterbury. Class 7a, 1217-1222 (North 1994, 222, ref: 978).
Obverse: [ ]CVS RE[ ]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Reverse: + (cross pattée) TOMAS O[ ]; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Diameter: 17.5mm. Weight: 0.68g. DA=12:3-4.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1217
Date to: Exactly AD 1222
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.68 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Other reference: IOW2014-4-206
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7a (N 978)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: [ ]CVS RE[ ]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: + (cross pattée) TOMAS O[ ]
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 222 | 978 |