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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-DCCC75
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1154
Date to: AD 1199
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.63 g
Diameter: 18.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th December 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2010-2-16
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross classes 1-2, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRIC [ ]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: RAVL ON[ ]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | 178 | 962-965 |
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