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COIN
Unique ID: OXON-5B9508
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn Medieval silver penny of John (AD 1199-1216) dating to the period AD 1210-1213. Voided short cross Class 6a2. Minted by Walter at London. North (1994: 222) No. 974/2.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1210
Date to: Circa AD 1213
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 1.35 g
Diameter: 19.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st September 2019 - Thursday 20th February 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OMS receipt 2379 Hungerford bag 1
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 6a1 (N 974/1)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing holding sceptre in right hand
Obverse inscription: h[ENRI]CVS R/EX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quarter
Reverse inscription: WALT[] • ON • LVN
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Kintbury (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3672
Four figure Latitude: 51.44585096
Four figure longitude: -1.48338061
1:25K map: SU3672
1:10K map: SU37SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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