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COIN
Unique ID: SF-A8E7F7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver voided long cross penny of Henry III (AD 11216-1272), Class 3B dating to AD 1248-1250 (N 987). Moneyer: Ricard; Mint: Lincoln. Ref: North 1980: 182. The coin is weakly struck on the obverse.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1248
Date to: Exactly AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 18.5 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: RLM 043
Other reference: NH18-024
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: Lincoln
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing without sceptre
Obverse inscription: [hENrICVS REX III]
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: RIC/ARD/ON/[]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London |
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