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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-AAE961
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: Post AD 1251
Date to: Ante AD 1272
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.63 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th January 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 020156
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross classes 5b-c, not further defined
Obverse description: Facing bust
Obverse inscription: [HENRIC]VS REX/II[I]
Reverse description: Voided long cross
Reverse inscription: [NIC]/OLE/ONL/[VND]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Williton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 227 | no. 992 or 993 |
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