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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-4FADFA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn medieval silver voided long cross farthing of Henry III dating 1247-1278. Uncertain moneyer or mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1247
Date to: Circa AD 1278
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 8.2 mm
Width: 8.1 mm
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 0.27 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd September 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross, not further defined
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse inscription: [...]EN/[...]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Wendover (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP8707
Four figure Latitude: 51.75494386
Four figure longitude: -0.74099777
1:25K map: SP8707
1:10K map: SP80NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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