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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-BA1269
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver penny of John (AD 1199-1216), short cross class 5b2, minted at Canterbury by Iohan, AD 1205-1207, North (1994:221) no. 970ii. There is a crease across the coin from damage.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1205
Date to: Exactly AD 1207
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.41 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 16725
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5b2 (N 970 ii)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS R/EX
Reverse description: Short voided cross pommee with small pommee saltires in corners
Reverse inscription: IOhAN . ON . CANT
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Chilthorne Domer CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1963 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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