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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-E3CE0C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver cut quarter penny of Henry III (c.AD 1216-1272), type 5c c.AD 1253-1256 (North 993, Spink 1369- end date as of Spink 2003), London mint.
Lightly worn, possibly clipping.
Obverse: Crowned bust holding sceptre. Legend: [hENRICVS R]EX [III]
Reverse: Voided long cross with three pellets in inner quadrant. Legend: [...] ONL [VND] End of N and beginning of L merged together.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1253
Date to: Circa AD 1256
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 8 mm
Width: 8 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.26 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 10th April 2022
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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: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5c (N 993)
Obverse description: Crowned bust holding sceptre.
Obverse inscription: [hENRICVSR]EX [III]
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in inner quadrant.
Reverse inscription: [...] ONL [VND]
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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