Rights Holder: Durham County Council
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Unique ID: DUR-FFDB36
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A silver halfpenny (cut) of Richard I, 1189-1199, minted in Canterbury by Vlard, Class 2-4a (not further defined), See North (Vol. 1) Numbers: 965-966.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1189
Date to: Circa AD 1199
Quantity: 1
Height: 10.15 mm
Thickness: 0.79 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 21.36 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2011 - Thursday 30th June 2011
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Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Richard I of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Richard I, not further defined
Obverse description: Forward facing bust
Obverse inscription: HENRI CVSR.
Reverse description: Voided shortcross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: VLARD CANT
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE8048
Four figure Latitude: 53.92197
Four figure longitude: -0.783321
1:25K map: SE8048
1:10K map: SE84NW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 200 |