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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-DF2195
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver long cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272 AD), minted at Bury St Edmunds, probably by Randulf, class 5a-c), 1250-1256 AD (North 1994: 226, refs: 986-988).
Obverse: hENRICV REX[ ]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Reverse: [ ]FON/S'ED; Voided long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1250
Date to: Exactly AD 1256
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.79 g
Diameter: 17.85 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd January 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-1-75
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: Bury St. Edmunds
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross classes 5a-c, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRICV REX[ ]
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [ ]FON/S’ED (ON ligated)
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 | 226 | 986-988 |
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