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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-660BE3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver voided long cross cut halfpenny in two fragments of Henry III (1216-1272 AD), minted by Willem at London. Class 5a-5c, 1251-1272 AD. North 991-993.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1251
Date to: Circa AD 1272
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.18 mm
Width: 8.58 mm
Thickness: 0.63 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th May 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross classes 5a-c, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing sceptre to left
Obverse inscription: [HENRICV]S REX III
Reverse description: Long voided cross with three small pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: [WIL/LEM]/ONL/VND
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Stone cum ebony
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 | 183 | 995 |
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