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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-CCD414
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver voided short cross penny of John, (AD1199-1216).
Obverse: HENRICVS REX; crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: HIVN ON C(ANTE); voided short cross.
Monier: Hivn.
Mint: Canterbury.
Class 6b2, c.1209-1217.
North no. 975/2.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1209
Date to: Circa AD 1217
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.03 mm
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 18.29 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st May 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 6b2 (N 975/2)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Voided short cross.
Reverse inscription: HIVN ON C(ANTE)
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Goostrey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 975/2. |
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