LEIC-F0AA96: Medieval silver short cross halfpenny

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COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-F0AA96

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Medieval silver sort cross half penny, mint and moneyer unknown. 1180-1247.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1247

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.54 g
Diameter: 17 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2012 - Monday 30th April 2012

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: part of facing bust with sceptre
Obverse inscription: HEN
Reverse description: voided short cross and crosslets
Reverse inscription: RCON

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Lowick (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP9781
Four figure Latitude: 52.418402
Four figure longitude: -0.575142
1:25K map: SP9781
1:10K map: SP98SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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