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COIN
Unique ID: SF-2C834B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Medieval cut voided short cross halfpenny of Henry II to Richard I, Classes 1-3, c.1180-1194 AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1194
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.52 g
Diameter: 19.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: WSW 026
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
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross classes 1-2, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within an inner circle, several (5?) hair curls to right
Obverse inscription: []NRIC[]
Reverse description: Voided short cross, pellets in each angle of the cross, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: []ON.LVN[]
Die axis measurement: 2 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 1 metre square.
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