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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-695432
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval, Irish silver coin: a cut half penny of Henry III (1216-1272), Dublin mint, moneyer Ricard, c. 1251-1254. It is 17.5mm long, 9.4mm wide, and 1mm thick. It weighs 0.78gm. Reference: Seaby, Vol.2, No. 6236.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1251
Date to: Circa AD 1254
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.5 mm
Width: 9.4 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.78 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 11th March 2009 - Wednesday 11th 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: Dublin
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: A forward facing crowned bust of the king in a single triangle, with hand holding a sceptre.
Obverse inscription: HEN[RICVS R]EX III
Reverse description: A long cross pommee dividing the legend, with three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: [RIC]ARD ON D[VBL]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: North Nottinghamshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaby, P. | 1984 | Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands: Standard Catalogue of British Coins, Volume 2 | Spink and Son Ltd | 6236 |
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