LVPL-F42126: Silver cut long cross half-penny, of Henry III (1216-72), minted in Canterbury, dating to 1250-1272, Wren Class IVab or Va-h, North no.989/1- 999.

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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-F42126

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver cut long cross half-penny, of Henry III (1216-72), minted in Canterbury, dating to 1250-1272, Wren Class IVab or Va-h, North no.989/1- 998.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: AD 1272

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd December 2007

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross classes with sceptre (4-7), not further defined
Obverse description: Front facing bust holding sceptre
Obverse inscription: ...III
Reverse description: Long cross with 3 pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: ...ON CANT
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Washingborough (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0170
Four figure Latitude: 53.217466
Four figure longitude: -0.488858
1:25K map: TF0170
1:10K map: TF07SW
Grid reference source: From finder
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	226-7	989/1- 998

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Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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