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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-F85661
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver short cross penny of John (1199-1216), Class VIa2 (1210-1213) moneyer Walter, London mint, Mass 1755.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1210
Date to: Exactly AD 1213
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.75 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 30th August 2017 - Wednesday 30th August 2017
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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: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 6a2 (N 974/2)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing with sceptre in right hand with pellets in curls and collar showing
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX
Reverse description: short cross with quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: +WALTER.ON.LVN
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Minver Lowlands (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW9477
Four figure Latitude: 50.55636575
Four figure longitude: -4.90961444
1:25K map: SW9477
1:10K map: SW97SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass, J.P. | 2001 | Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles: The J.P. Mass Collection. English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 | London | British Academy | plate 65 | no.1755 |
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