Rights Holder: Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
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Unique ID: WILT-40D20A
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A silver Medieval cut farthing of Henry III (AD 1216-72), dating to AD 1247-49. Class 2-3b minted by Nicole, uncertain mint.
Ref: North (1994: 226)
Notes:
Recorded from photographs during Covid 19 pandemic 2020/21, together with information kindly provided by the finder. The find has not been seen in person by the FLO.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1247
Date to: Circa AD 1249
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 12.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2020
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Other reference: SSWM email
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross classes without sceptre (1-3), not further defined
Obverse description: Two curls visible
Obverse inscription: [...]RICV[...]
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in angle
Reverse inscription: NIC[...]
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: ST9479
Four figure Latitude: 51.50989535
Four figure longitude: -2.08784807
1:25K map: ST9479
1:10K map: ST97NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.