Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
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Unique ID: LIN-E384C3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver cut farthing of Henry I (1100-1135).
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1100
Date to: Exactly AD 1135
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.31 g
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th May 2012
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry I of England
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Henry I BMC xii (N 868)
Obverse description: Usually: bust left crowned; in field left, a rosette Here: a part of the king's drapery.
Obverse inscription: [H]ENRI[CUS (RE)]
Reverse description: Usually: cross pattee with annulet centre; in each angle, an annulet enclosing a pellet. Here: an annulet inclosing a pellet
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK9929
Four figure Latitude: 52.849411
Four figure longitude: -0.531371
1:25K map: SK9929
1:10K map: SK92NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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