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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-1C5E72
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver penny of John (1199-1216), minted at London by Abel. Probably class 5c, 1207-1210 AD (North 1994: 221, ref: 971).
Obverse: hENRICVS REX; crowned bust facing with sceptre
Reverse: +ABEL.ON.LVNDE; voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
This coin is double struck on the reverse.
Class: Penny
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1207
Date to: Exactly AD 1210
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.29 g
Diameter: 18.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd January 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-1-23
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5c (N 971)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: +ABEL.ON.LVND
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 221 | 971 |
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