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COIN
Unique ID: SF-802D45
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver voided short cross cut halfpenny of John (AD 1199-1216), Class 5b2 dating to AD 1205-1210 (North 970). Moneyer: Uncertain; Mint: Winchester. Ref: North 1980: 179.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1205
Date to: Exactly AD 1210
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.66 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 8th June 2018 - Friday 8th June 2018
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: EKE 063
Other reference: Finders Ref: SS18-016
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Winchester
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5b2 (N 970 ii)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, sceptre to left
Obverse inscription: [hEN]RICVS R[EX]
Reverse description: Voided short cross, four pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: +[ ]ON.WIN.
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Near Woodbridge
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1963 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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