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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-3425EC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver broken Short Cross cut halfpenny uncertain class, mint , moneyer and date. It is possibly class 5, the small lettering rules out most of class 6 and 7c and the lettering looks too narrow for class 3ab and class 4
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1204
Date to: Exactly AD 1205
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.3 mm
Width: 9.7 mm
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.45 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th December 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Unknown
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
District: Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bisham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU8384
Four figure Latitude: 51.54879704
Four figure longitude: -0.80438476
1:25K map: SU8384
1:10K map: SU88SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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