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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-AECE62
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver cut halfpenny (long cross coinage) of Henry III, measuring 18mm in diameter and weighing 0.78g (12.2gn). The coin has a die axis of 4 and slight wear.
Obverse: Crowned bust facing
*HE[ ... ]EX·III'·
Reverse: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
] ON N ORh ON and OR ligated
Mint: Northampton, class 3(bc), 1248-50
Reference: North 987/1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.78 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Friday 31st December 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 3601
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Northampton
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: *HE[ ... ]EX·III’•
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: ] ON N ORh ON and OR ligated
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Salisbury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 987/1 |
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