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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-D2090B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver cut quarter Henry III penny, c.1248-1250, class IIIb, Spink 1363/North 987, Carlisle mint.
Obverse: Hair curl and beard of bust remaining. Inscription: [hEN]RICV[S...]
Reverse: Voided long cross with three pellets in centre quadrant. Surrounding inscription: [ADA] MO [NC ARL]
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 9 mm
Width: 9 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.25 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th October 2021
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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: Carlisle
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: Hair curl and beard of bust remaining.
Obverse inscription: [hEN]RICV[S...]
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in centre quadrant.
Reverse inscription: [ADA] MO [NC ARL]
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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