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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-023DBE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver medieval cut voided long cross half penny of Henry III (AD 1216-1272) dating to 1248-50. Class 3. Moneyer unknown, minted at Exeter. North no.986-8.
Obverse: Crowned bust forwards. Legend: hENR[ICVS RE]X III
Reverse: Voided long cross, three pellets in each quadrant. Legend: [...ON]/CCE/TRE
Notes:
Finder ref: August 2020 no.87
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.78 g
Diameter: 19.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th August 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
Mint or issue place: Exeter
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust forwards
Obverse inscription: hENR[ICVS RE]X III
Reverse description: Voided long cross, three pellets in each quadrant.
Reverse inscription: [...ON]/CCE/TRE
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Much Wenlock
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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