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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-808873
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1189
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.15 mm
Width: 10.7 mm
Thickness: 0.55 mm
Weight: 0.725 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th February 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E2101
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 1b (N 963)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRIC[VS REX]
Reverse description: Short cross voided with quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: + OSB[ER ON L]VND
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Duncton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 0.01 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 | 30 |
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