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COIN
Unique ID: WMID-BD80D1
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver, cut half of a long-cross penny, Henry III (1216-72), Class 5, 1251-72, moneyer: Davi, London mint. Incomplete.
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1251
Date to: AD 1272
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st March 2009
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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: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5, not further defined
Obverse description: Crown and forehead portion of a crowned bust facing [with sceptre].
Obverse inscription: []ENRI[]
Reverse description: Just over quarter of a long cross voided with three pellets in the angle.
Reverse inscription: DAV/[...](N)
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
To be known as: Swinfen and Packington CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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