Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-25BE88
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete silver cut half penny of uncertain ruler but dating to between AD 1247 to AD 1278. Mint, possibly Canterbury. Moneyer uncertain. Class uncertain.
Diameter: 17.6 mm
Width: 9.3 mm
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
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 1278
Quantity: 1
Width: 9.3 mm
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd November 2021 - Wednesday 3rd November 2021
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [ ]E[ ]
Reverse description: voided long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [ ]NT
Initial mark: -
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP0738
Four figure Latitude: 52.04035704
Four figure longitude: -1.89935746
1:25K map: SP0738
1:10K map: SP03NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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