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YORYM-CCC737: Medieval coin : Cut halfpenny of John

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COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-CCC737

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Silver cut halfpenny of King John, Class 4b - 5b. North, Vol I, p220-1, 968/2 - 970.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1199
Date to: Circa AD 1209

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 16.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th September 2008

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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: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: John, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, with a sceptre
Obverse inscription: +H[----]REX
Reverse description: Short cross
Reverse inscription: +FVL[---]ND
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Dunnington

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
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 p220-1 968/2 - 970

Similar objects

Find number: IOW-48B203
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A silver short cross cut halfpenny of John (1199-1216). Class 4b, c. 1194-1204/5 (North 1994: 220, ref: 968/2).
Workflow: PublishedFind published

Find number: YORYM-D989C2
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Silver short cross, cut halfpenny of John. North, Vol: II, p220-2, 968/2 ff.
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

Find number: YORYM-D98DA3
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Silver short cross, cut halfpenny of John. North, Vol: II, p220-2, 968/2 ff.
Workflow: Awaiting validationFind awaiting validation

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Audit data

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

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