LEIC-F105B1: Medieval silver short cross penny

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COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-F105B1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Medieval silver shortcross penny, very worn and bent 1180-1247.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1247

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.25 mm
Weight: 0.62 g
Diameter: 17 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th September 2011

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: facing crowned bust
Reverse description: short cross and crosslets
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
Parish or ward: Market Bosworth (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK3901
Four figure Latitude: 52.605391
Four figure longitude: -1.425553
1:25K map: SK3901
1:10K map: SK30SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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