Rights Holder: Isle of Wight Council
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Unique ID: IOW-B3BEC1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Evidence of reuse: cut into half to be used as smaller change
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1247
Date to: AD 1254
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.59 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st October 2006
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Other reference: IOW2006-92-6
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Dublin
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: Crowned facing head in single triangle, hand holding sceptre, cinquefoil to right
Obverse inscription: hENRI/CV[...], ENR ligated
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [...]/ARD/OND/[...], A and R ligated, N and D ligated
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Skingley, P. | 2002 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands | London | Spink & Son Ltd | 123-4 | 6235 |