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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-CC6046
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval long cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-72), measuring 18mm in diameter and weighing 0.67g (10.2gn). It is worn.
Obverse: Crowned bust facing
hENR]ICVS REX[
Reverese: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
[NIC] OLE ON L [VND]
Moneyer: Nicole
Mint: London, probably class Vb or c, 1250-56
Reference: North 992 or 993
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1256
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.67 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Saturday 18th September 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5b (N 992)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hENR]ICVS REX[
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [NIC] OLE ON L [VND]
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: Kingston Deverill
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
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 | 992 or 993 |
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