Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-AFE8E2
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver hammered cut half penny, probably of Henry II. Voided shortcross
Obverse: HENRICVS [ ] bust facing
Reverse: [ ] WO[ ] voided shortcross
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1216
Date to: Circa AD 1247
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.55 g
Diameter: 19 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Mint or issue place: Uncertain
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: bust facing
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS [ ]
Reverse description: voided shortcross
Reverse inscription: [ ] WO[ ]
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL0868
Four figure Latitude: 52.299516
Four figure longitude: -0.417641
1:25K map: TL0868
1:10K map: TL06NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.