WILT-EB83E4: Medieval Coin : Penny of Henry II

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COIN

Unique ID: WILT-EB83E4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval silver short cross penny of Henry II (1154-89), class 1b, measuring 20mm in diameter and weighing 1.34g (20.6gn). It has some wear. Obverse: Crowned bust facing hENRICVS R EX Reverse: Short cross with quatrefoil in each quarter +WALTER•ON•NICO Moneyer: Walter Mint: Lincoln Date: c.1180-9 Reference: North 963

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1180
Date to: AD 1189

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.34 g
Diameter: 20 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 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 class 1b (N 963)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS R EX
Reverse description: Short cross with quatrefoil in each quarter
Reverse inscription: +WALTER•ON•NICO

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Malmesbury (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST9387
Four figure Latitude: 51.581815
Four figure longitude: -2.102419
1:25K map: ST9387
1:10K map: ST98NW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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		963

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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