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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-0DB4B9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete medieval silver 'short cross' penny of Richard I (1189-99), Class 3 probably 3ab2, North (1994) no. 967 dating to c.AD1190-94, moneyer: Ricard, mint: London. (Wren 1992. 47; Mass 2001. 26-7, pl.27-32.)
The coin is struck off-centre on an irregular flan which is missing a small portion of the outer circle.
Measurements: diameter: 20mm; weight: 1.17g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1190
Date to: Circa AD 1194
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.17 g
Diameter: 20 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Richard I of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 3 (N 967)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with think crescent-like hair curls; seven pearls in crown
Obverse inscription: HENRIC[VS]R / EX
Reverse description: Short cross with quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: +RICA[RD].ON.LVN
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ8161
Four figure Latitude: 51.31930983
Four figure longitude: 0.59606469
1:25K map: TQ8161
1:10K map: TQ86SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass, J.P. | 2001 | Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles: The J.P. Mass Collection. English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 | London | British Academy | |||
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | |||
| Wren, C.R. | 1992 | The Short-Cross Coinage: 1180-1247. Henry II to Henry III | Herne Bay | Plantagenet Books |
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