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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-B35036
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver cut halfpenny of Henry III (Irish, minted in Dublin), circa 1251-54.
Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands, 2nd edition, 2003, p122.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1251
Date to: Circa AD 1254
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th April 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Dublin
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Irish: penny of Henry III (S 6235 - 6243)
Obverse description: Crowned bust with sceptre, inside triangle
Obverse inscription: hEN[----]III'
Reverse description: Voided long cross
Reverse inscription: [--- ---] DIV ELI'
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Fridaythorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
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 | p122 |
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