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NARC-C52246: NARC-C52246 : Cut Half Penny : Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-C52246

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A complete silver cut Half Penny of John (AD 1199-1216). Class 6c1. Short cross reverse with quatrefoil in each quadrant. Minted by Simon in Canterbury. AD 1215-1216.

Length: 19.81mm, Width: 9.81mm, Thickness: 0.89mm, Weight: 0.7g.

North Vol I, P 222, No 976/1

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1215
Date to: Circa AD 1216

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.81 mm
Width: 9.81 mm
Thickness: 0.89 mm
Weight: 0.7 g

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 6c1 (N 976/1)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HENRI[CVSR/]EX
Reverse description: Short cross with quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: SIM/[ONO/NCA]/NTE
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Pattishall (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6954
Four figure Latitude: 52.17994699
Four figure longitude: -0.99229246
1:25K map: SP6954
1:10K map: SP65SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 222 976/1

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 6 months ago
Updated: 6 months ago

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