OXON-89F8E7: Medieval coin: penny of Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: OXON-89F8E7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete, silver penny of Henry III (AD 1216-1272), dating to the period c. AD 1250-1256. Voided long cross Class 5c Minted my Walter at London. North (1994: 227) No.993, Spink (2014), 162, no. 1369.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1250
Date to: Exactly AD 1256

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 2 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 4th June 2020 - Thursday 4th June 2020

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5c (N 993)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing holding sceptre in right hand
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX III
Reverse description: Voided long cross, three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: WAL/TER /ON L/VND
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Westbury (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6236
Four figure Latitude: 52.01896707
Four figure longitude: -1.0979222
1:25K map: SP6236
1:10K map: SP63NW
Grid reference source: GPS (From FLO)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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
Spink and Son Ltd	2014	Coins of England and the United Kingdom, 49th edition	London	Spink and Son Ltd	162	1368A

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Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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