NARC-91C7FE: NARC-91C7FE : Penny : Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-91C7FE

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete silver Penny of Henry III (AD 1216-1247). Class 7c. Short cross reverse with quatrefoil in each quadrant. Minted by Nichole in Canterbury or London. AD 1236-1242.

Diameter: 16.23mm, Thickness: 0.72mm, Weight: 0.9g

The coin is missing portions of its outer flan, due to clipping, between 3-7 O’clock

North Vol I, P 223, No. 980

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1236
Date to: Circa AD 1242

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.72 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 16.23 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7c (N 980)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hENRI[CVSR EX]
Reverse description: Voided short cross
Reverse inscription: NIChO[LEON???]
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Thornborough (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7334
Four figure Latitude: 51.99965292
Four figure longitude: -0.93807887
1:25K map: SP7334
1:10K map: SP73SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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	223	980

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Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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