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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-831666
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver penny of Henry III (1212-1272), Short cross class 7bC, minted by Osmund at Canterbury, 1222-1236 AD, North 979
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1222
Date to: Circa AD 1236
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.86 g
Diameter: 15.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 7th June 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7b (N 979)
Obverse description: Crowned head holding scepre to left
Obverse inscription: h[E]NR[ICVS] REX
Reverse description: Short voided cross pommee with small pommee saltires in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [OS]MVND ON C[AN]
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
To be known as: Near Eastbourne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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