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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-8ACDDB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver penny of Henry III Class 2 Date: c1248
Obverse: crowned bust facing forwards hEH[RICUS REX T]ERCI (ER ligated)
Reverse: long cross voided with three pellets in each angle [WILLIA]M ON CANT
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.83 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th April 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: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 2, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing forwards
Obverse inscription: HEH[RICUS REX T]ERCI (ER ligated)
Reverse description: Long cross voided with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: [WILLIA]M ON CANT
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Houghton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3434
Four figure Latitude: 51.10429763
Four figure longitude: -1.51576098
1:25K map: SU3434
1:10K map: SU33SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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