SWYOR-1E4A21: Medieval Silver Coin: A Penny of Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-1E4A21

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Henry III (1216-1272); Voided Long Cross class 5b (1251-1272). It was issued by Davi(d) at London. See North, volume 1, page 167, number 992.

Thickness: 0.82mm; Diameter: 17.7mm; Weight: 1.2g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1251
Date to: Circa AD 1272

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.82 mm
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 17.7 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd November 2010 - Wednesday 2nd November 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1646

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
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: Forward facing crowned bust holding sceptre left
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX III
Reverse description: Voided Long Cross pommee with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: DAV/ION/LVN/DEI
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

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: Brampton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK8380
Four figure Latitude: 53.310445
Four figure longitude: -0.755748
1:25K map: SK8380
1:10K map: SK88SW
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	167, number 992
Wren, C.R.	1993	The Voided Long-Cross Coinage 1247-1279: Henry III & Edward I	Herne Bay	Plantagenet Books

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Workflow: Awaiting validation

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Workflow: Awaiting validation

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Object type: COIN
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Workflow: Awaiting validation

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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