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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-0DD486
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Medieval silver voided long cross penny of Henry III or Edward I, 1247-1279.
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1247
Date to: AD 1279
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.32 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd June 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross, not further defined
Obverse description: forward facing bust with sceptre
Obverse inscription: HENRICVSREX
Reverse description: voided long cross and pellets
Reverse inscription: VHV?/HIC/C--[...]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Blaby (District)
To be known as: Thurlaston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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