SUSS-FD4705: Medieval coin: penny of Richard I

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-FD4705

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval silver penny of Richard I, class 3, probably minted by Roberd at Canterbury or Northampton, 1189-1194 AD, North 967. The coin has broken into at least 3 pieces, only two of which were retrieved. Although the missing bit makes up almost half the coin the break is rough and does not lie down the middle of the voided cross suggesting it was a break rather than a deliberate cut to make a halfpenny. It was photographed in the plastic packet

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1189
Date to: AD 1194

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 10.9 mm
Diameter: 19.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th April 2008

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard I of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 3 (N 967)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing (7 perals in crown, beard of small curls)
Obverse inscription: [h]ENRICV[S REX]
Reverse description: Short voided cross with four pelletc in each angle
Reverse inscription: [R]OBER.O[N...]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Isle of Oxney

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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