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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-B2FB76
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver short cross cut halfpenny of Henry II (AD 1154-1189), minted by Iohan at London. Class 1a-1b, 1180-1185 (North 1994: 220, refs: 962-963).
Obverse: [ ]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Reverse: +ION[ ]NDE; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Diameter: 17.7mm. Weight: 0.55g. DA-12:5.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1180
Date to: Exactly AD 1185
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.55 g
Diameter: 17.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-2-365
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: +ION[ ]NDE
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 220 | 962-963 |
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