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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-648F73
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver penny of John
Class 4c
Date: c1204
Length 19mm, weight 1.28g
Obverse: crowned bust facing forwards holding sceptre
Obverse inscription: HENRICUS R[EX]
Reverse: short cross voided with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: GOLDWINE[...]
Mint: possibly Canterbury
Moneyer: Goldwine
Condition: fair
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1204
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.28 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2011 - Sunday 31st July 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4607
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 4c (N 968/3)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing forwards holding sceptre
Obverse inscription: HENRICUS R[EX]
Reverse description: short cross voided with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: GOLDWINE[…]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
District: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Charfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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