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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-8FFD91
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1217
Date to: AD 1247
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.38 g
Diameter: 18.47 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2005
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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 of the King facing, with beard and hair contained within an inner circle and holding a sceptre in one hand.
Obverse inscription: [H]EN[RICVS REX]
Reverse description: Short cross within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: [NI]CHOLE ON C[AN]
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Dorchester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wren, C.R. | 1992 | The Short-Cross Coinage: 1180-1247. Henry II to Henry III | Herne Bay | Plantagenet Books |
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