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COIN
Unique ID: SF-2C3C48
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Medieval cut voided short cross halfpenny of John, probably Class 4b-c, c.1194-1205 AD. Wren, 1992: p. 49-50.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1194
Date to: Circa AD 1205
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 18.13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012
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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: John of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 4b (N 968/2)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within an inner circle, one(?) hair curl to left, beard formed of pellets
Obverse inscription: []VS R-[]
Reverse description: Voided short cross, pellets in each angle of the cross, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: +DAV[]
Initial mark: Cross potent
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Near Bury St Edmunds
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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