NARC-16EE98: NARC-16EE98 : Cut Halfpenny : John

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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-16EE98

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete silver cut half Penny of John (AD 1199-1216). Class 6b1. Short cross reverse with quatrefoil in each quadrant. Minted by Abel in London. AD 1213-1215.

Length: 17.48mm, Width: 9.73mm, Thickness: 0.97mm, Weight: 0.6g

North Vol I, P 222, No 975/1

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1213
Date to: Circa AD 1215

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.48 mm
Width: 9.73 mm
Thickness: 0.97 mm
Weight: 0.6 g

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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: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 6b1 (N 975/1)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hEN[RICVSR/]EX
Reverse description: Short cross with quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: ABEL●O[N●LVN]
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Litchborough (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6353
Four figure Latitude: 52.17167431
Four figure longitude: -1.080215
1:25K map: SP6353
1:10K map: SP65SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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	222	975/1

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Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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