Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-F0AA96
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver sort cross half penny, mint and moneyer unknown. 1180-1247.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1247
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.54 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2012 - Monday 30th April 2012
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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
No coin references available.
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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