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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-218992
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver cut halfpenny of John (1199-1216), short cross class 5c, minted by Pieres at Durham, 1207-1210 AD, North (1994:221) no 971.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1207
Date to: Circa AD 1210
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 9.7 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.62 g
Diameter: 17.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 22007 - coin 13
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5c (N 971)
Obverse description: Crowned head facing, holding sceptre to left
Obverse inscription: hENR[ICVS RE]X
Reverse description: Short voided cross pommee with small pommee saltires in the angles
Reverse inscription: + PIERES .[ON. DVR]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
To be known as: Tarrant Gunville
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |
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