SWYOR-FBDB36: Medieval coin; cut half penny of Henry II

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-FBDB36

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval silver coin: Short cross cut half penny of Henry II (1154-1189): Probably Class 1b (1180-1189). Also see North, page 164, number 963 and Wren, pages 43-44.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1189

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.5 mm
Width: 9.8 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 0.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th October 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Doncaster enquiry 939

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Front facing crowned bust
Obverse inscription: [H]ENRICVS [REX]
Reverse description: Voided short cross pommee with a quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: [...]ARD•ON[...]
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Owersby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0594
Four figure Latitude: 53.432338
Four figure longitude: -0.421036
1:25K map: TF0594
1:10K map: TF09SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	164, number 963
Wren, C.R.	1992	The Short-Cross Coinage: 1180-1247. Henry II to Henry III	Herne Bay	Plantagenet Books	43-44

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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