SWYOR-5934B0: Medieval coin; cut half penny of Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-5934B0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver Medieval coin; a cut half voided long cross penny of Henry III (1216 - 1272), probably class Va or Vb (1251 - 1272). See North number 991 or 992. The reverse is illegible.

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 1272

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.57 mm
Weight: 0.55 g
Diameter: 18.15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2010 - Wednesday 10th November 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1284

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
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross classes 5a-c, not further defined
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust holding a sceptre
Obverse inscription: (HENRIC)[...]
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Woolley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE3112
Four figure Latitude: 53.603652
Four figure longitude: -1.533
1:25K map: SE3112
1:10K map: SE31SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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