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Unique ID: YORYM-E3C897
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver penny probably of Richard I, short cross reverse, London mint, 1194 - 1205.
North Vol 1, p.220, no.968/1.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1194
Date to: Circa AD 1205
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 16.9 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 4a (N 968/1)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [HENRICVS REX]
Reverse description: Short cross
Reverse inscription: [-]EN[----].ON.LV[--]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | p.220 | no.968/1. |