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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-2781B5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1247
Date to: AD 1272
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.33 g
Diameter: 19.06 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st July 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 1, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HE[
Reverse description: Voided long-cross
Reverse inscription: ]CE
Initial mark: star
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: Alcester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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