BH-CE1C34: Voided long cross penny of Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: BH-CE1C34

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A hammered silver coin of medieval date. Voided long cross penny of Henry III, Class 5b. Minted by Nicole at Canterbury between 1250 and circa 1256 AD. The coin is slightly corroded and bent. It measures approximately 13mm diameter. Thickness and weight were not recorded. [l-c5b]

Class: Penny
Sub class: Voided long cross

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1256

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 13 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th September 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Bedford 2294

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, sceptre in right hand.
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS [REX] III
Reverse description: Voided long cross with pellet in centre, 3 pellets in each angle, framed by pelleted tressure.
Reverse inscription: NIC OLE ONC ANT

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
District: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Bromham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Gardening
Current location: with finder

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1994	English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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