Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-1C0046
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
silver, incomplete, Medieval, penny, probably of John I (AD 1199 to AD 1216), probably minted in London. Probably short cross class 5-6 (AD 1204/5 - AD 1217/8)
Length: 10.1 mm
Width: 16.0 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1204
Date to: Circa AD 1218
Quantity: 1
Length: 10.1 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st November 2013 - Saturday 30th November 2013
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross classes 5-8, not further defined
Obverse description: hand holding sceptre
Obverse inscription: [ ]REX
Reverse description: unclear
Reverse inscription: [ ]ON.LV[ ]
Initial mark: not present
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SJ9113
Four figure Latitude: 52.71458164
Four figure longitude: -2.1346643
1:25K map: SJ9113
1:10K map: SJ91SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.