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COIN
Unique ID: SF-31FCCA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver penny of John (AD 1199-1216), Class 6c1, dating to AD 1210-1217 (N 976/1). Moneyer: Samvel; Mint: Canterbury. Ref: North 1980: 180.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.38 g
Diameter: 19.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2020 - Wednesday 30th September 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
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: hENRIVCS REX
Reverse description: Voided short cross, four pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: +SAMVEL ON CAN
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Near Kelsale
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 |
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