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COIN

Unique ID: SF-8B2A63

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver short cross penny of Henry II or possibly early in the reign of Richard I. Classes Ib-2, perhaps class 2, c.1180-1190 AD. See Wren, 1992: pp. 44-46.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1190

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.31 g
Diameter: 19.01 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Mint or issue place: Lincoln
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross classes 1-2, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within inner circle, five pellets in band of the crown, small curls for the hair and beard, sceptre to the left of the bust separating the E and X of the legend.
Obverse inscription: hENR[ICV]S R.EX
Reverse description: Voided Short cross within an inner circle, four pellets in each angle of the cross.
Reverse inscription: LEFWINE ON NICO
Initial mark: Uncertain cross
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Waveney (District)
To be known as: Shadingfield

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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
Wren, C.R.	1992	The Short-Cross Coinage: 1180-1247. Henry II to Henry III	Herne Bay	Plantagenet Books	44-46

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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