Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-747099
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A complete silver Penny of Henry III (AD 1216-1272). Class Vh. Voided long cross reverse with three pellets in each quadrant. Minted by Roberd in Canterbury. AD 1265-1275.
Diameter: 19.00mm, Thickness: 0.84mm, Weight: 1.3g
North Vol I, P 227, No 998.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1265
Date to: Circa AD 1275
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.84 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 19 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 5h (N 998)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [h]ENRICVSREX/[III]
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: ROB/ER[D/ONC]/ANT
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP5259
Four figure Latitude: 52.22675582
Four figure longitude: -1.24012384
1:25K map: SP5259
1:10K map: SP55NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1963 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 227 | 998 |