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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-EF3696
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Voided long cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), class 3b issue of 1250, possibly moneyer Henri at London mint
Obverse description: facing bust no sceptre, broad face, beard of two rows of pellets, hair of two neat curls and pellets to either side.
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX.III’
Reverse description: voided long cross, three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: possibly hEN/RIO/NLV/NDE [first part looks more like POI, which is not listed by Wren 1993]
Diameter: 18.9mm, Weight: 1.36gms, die axis: probably 9
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1250
Date to: Exactly AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.36 g
Diameter: 18.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 2nd June 2023
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM53721
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
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 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: facing bust no sceptre, broad face, beard of two rows of pellets, hair of two neat curls and pellets to either side
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX.III'
Reverse description: voided long cross, three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: possibly hEN/RIO/NLV/NDE
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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