CAM-0FE911: Medieval coin: Short cross penny of Henry II

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COIN

Unique ID: CAM-0FE911

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Short cross penny of Henry II

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1180
Date to: Ante AD 1189

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.22 g
Diameter: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2004 - Monday 1st January 2007

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned king with sceptre facing forward
Obverse inscription: HENRIC[...]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with four pellets in each field
Reverse inscription: ROBE[...]AN

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Fenland (District)
Parish or ward: Whittlesey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL2597
Four figure Latitude: 52.556492
Four figure longitude: -0.157638
1:25K map: TL2597
1:10K map: TL29NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: CAM
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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