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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-48B203
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: Circa AD 1194
Date to: AD 1205
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.68 g
Diameter: 18.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th January 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2010-1-34
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 4b (N 968/2)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre (single curl, sceptre divides R and E of REX)
Obverse inscription: [ ]NRICVS R[ ] (blundered S)
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: hEN[ ]ND
Die axis measurement: 10 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. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 220 | 968/2 |
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