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IOW-2D20C6: Medieval Coin: Penny of John.

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COIN

Unique ID: IOW-2D20C6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Penny of John. North 970 (1205-10).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1205
Date to: AD 1210

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.38 g
Diameter: 19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th March 2006

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2006-34-1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Chichester
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX (R and E of REX divided by sceptre hand)
Reverse description: Voided small cross with a quatrefoil in each quarter
Reverse inscription: RAVF ON CICE

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates


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

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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 179 970

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Audit data

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

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