SWYOR-003554: Medieval Silver Coin: A Cut Half Penny of Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-003554

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval silver coin: a cut half penny of Henry III (1216-1272). probably class 7b2 (1223-1242). Moneyer is Henri; minted in Canterbury. See North, volume 1, page 166, number 978.

Length: 16.8mm; Width: 9.4mm; Thickness: 1.2mm; Weight: 0.62g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1223
Date to: Circa AD 1242

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 16.8 mm
Width: 9.4 mm
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 0.62 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 23rd May 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1663

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7b (N 979)
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust
Obverse inscription: [h]ENRICVS R[...]
Reverse description: Voided short cross pommee with quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: +hEN/[RIO]/NCA]/NTE
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: North Cave (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE8931
Four figure Latitude: 53.767752
Four figure longitude: -0.651235
1:25K map: SE8931
1:10K map: SE83SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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	166, number 978
Wren, C.R.	1992	The Short-Cross Coinage: 1180-1247. Henry II to Henry III	Herne Bay	Plantagenet Books

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

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