SOMDOR-1485D8: Medieval Coin: Penny of Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: SOMDOR-1485D8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Voided long cross penny of Henry III minted in York by the moneyer Alain between 1248-50. Class IIIb. North no. 987 (1994, p. 226).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1248
Date to: Ante AD 1250

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.24 g
Diameter: 18.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st December 2006

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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: York
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: Facing bust, no sceptre, no neck
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX III
Reverse description: Voided long cross
Reverse inscription: [ALA]/IN/ONE/VER
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
To be known as: Okeford Fitzpaine

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: Character undetermined

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	226	no. 987

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Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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