WMID-15B5A4: Medieval coin: cut halfpenny of Henry II or Richard I

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-15B5A4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver cut shortcross halfpenny, of Henry II (1154-1189)or Richard I (1189-1199). Moneyer AIMER or FIL AIMER. London Mint. Class 1ab, b, 2, 3 or 4a.

Notes:

Classification based on the coinage struck by Aimer and Fil Aimer. Class 1a excluded as the M is roman on this coin, not lombardic as in class 1a.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1154
Date to: AD 1199

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.1 mm
Width: 9.6 mm
Weight: 0.61 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 15th October 2007 - Saturday 20th October 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Upper right hand portion of crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: (E)NRICUS.
Reverse description: Half a voided shoirt cross with quatrefoil in each angle.
Reverse inscription: AIMER.
Initial mark: Not present
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Linstead Magna CP

Spatial coordinates

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

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	220	962/1, 963, 965, 967, 968/1

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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