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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-70B5C5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Adam. Class 3, 1248-1250 (North 1994: 226, refs: 986-988).
Obverse: hE[ ]EX III; crowned bust facing without sceptre
Reverse: ADA/MO/[ ]; voided long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Class: Cut halfpenny
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 1248
Date to: Exactly AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.51 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 5th January 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-4-26
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 class 3, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing without sceptre
Obverse inscription: hE[ ]EX III
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: ADA/MO/[ ] (AD ligated)
Initial mark: Star
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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 | 226 | 986-988 |
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