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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-BFB8EE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval coin, a cut half penny of Henry III, class 3a, uncertain sub-class, dating to 1248-49, minted by Henri of London.
As North 986.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1248
Date to: Exactly AD 1249
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.61 g
Diameter: 18.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 25th May 2020 - Monday 25th May 2020
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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: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3a (N 986)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, no sceptre, pelleted beard
Obverse inscription: [hEN]RICVS R[EX III]
Reverse description: Long voided cross pommee dividing legend with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: hEN[RI ON LV]NDE
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: North West Leicestershire (District)
To be known as: Heather
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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