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COIN
Unique ID: DENO-3196D5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval Coin: Silver hammered cut half penny of Henry III (1216-1272). Short Cross issue (1216-1247), Moneyer Ioan, Ioan Chic or Ioan FB of uncertain mint (Canterbury orBury St Edmunds). Type 7b or 7c. It has the box-shaped A typical of 7b but the untidy lettering of 7c, most probably of type 7c (VIIc); Coin Ref: North 980. Dated 1236 - c.1242.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1232
Date to: Exactly AD 1242
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.67 g
Diameter: 9.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 9th June 2001 - Monday 9th July 2001
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E6634
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7c (N 980)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Short cross voided with quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: IOA[N ...]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Clipstone
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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