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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-646E95

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval coin: Irish cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272) minted in Dublin by Ricard, which is probably Richard Bonaventure. Richard Bonaventure is a London moneyer and the coin was probably minted in absentia. The coin was minted between 1247 and 1254 AD. Seaby Nos. 6235-6243.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1247
Date to: Ante AD 1254

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 18.11 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st December 2009 - Monday 1st March 2010

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Category: Non English coin
Obverse description: Bust facing forwards within a triangle. Flower to the right of the bust.
Obverse inscription: [H]ERI / CVS
Reverse description: Long voided cross with three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: R[ ] // ON D
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Alcester (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1057
Four figure Latitude: 52.211131
Four figure longitude: -1.855068
1:25K map: SP1057
1:10K map: SP15NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Seaby, P.	1984	Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands: Standard Catalogue of British Coins, Volume 2		Spink and Son Ltd		Nos. 6235-6243

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 14 years ago

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