HESH-A93A13: Cut short cross halfpenny of Richard or John 1190-1205. Mint: Rhuddlan, Moneyer probably Simon(d).

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COIN

Unique ID: HESH-A93A13

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cut short cross halfpenny of either Henry II, Richard I or John 1180 - 1210. I think it is probably of Richard or John 1190-1205. Mint: Rhuddlan, Moneyer probably Simon(d). Probably Rhuddlan mint Group 1 class ii (however suggested bracket Group 1 class i - Group 2 class i)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1190
Date to: AD 1205

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.1 mm
Width: 8.5 mm
Weight: 0.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th May 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Upper part of a crown facing showing three pellets arranged in a triangle with a probable band of five pellets beneath. The rest of the face is lost through clipping.
Obverse inscription: [H]ENRI[CVS REX]
Reverse description: Voided short cross enclosed within a circle of pellets. Within each (of the two) divided quarter are four pellets arranged in an irregular quatrefoil. In the inscription the legend is divided by small pellet stops
Reverse inscription: [SIM]ON ON R[????]
Initial mark: Unknown
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Much Marcle (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO6633
Four figure Latitude: 51.994399
Four figure longitude: -2.496597
1:25K map: SO6633
1:10K map: SO63SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	221	972 - 973/1
Wren, C.R.	1992	The Short-Cross Coinage: 1180-1247. Henry II to Henry III	Herne Bay	Plantagenet Books	66-67

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Recording Institution: HESH
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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