Rights Holder: Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service
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Unique ID: ESS-4FD7C4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: short cross cut halfpenny of uncertain ruler, Henry II to Henry III, dating 1180-1247.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1247
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 19.51 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 27th November 2012
This object was found at Twinstead, Essex 2011
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Other reference: COlchester OEF 6908
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust, facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: [hENRICVS] R EX
Reverse description: Short cross
Reverse inscription: possibly: ...AVL...
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL8636
Four figure Latitude: 51.991298
Four figure longitude: 0.707602
1:25K map: TL8636
1:10K map: TL83NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.