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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-0C8723
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver cut quarter probably of Henry III, Class 6c1.
North, Vol: I, p222, probably 976/1.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1216
Date to: Circa AD 1272
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd April 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Henry III, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: +IOh[---]
Reverse description: Short cross
Reverse inscription: [H]ENR[-----]
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Sherburn
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | p222 | probably 976/1 |
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