IOW-07BC05: IOW-07BC05 Medieval Coin: Cut Halfpenny of John or Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: IOW-07BC05

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete Medieval silver short cross cut halfpenny of John (1199-1216) or Henry III (1216-1272), minted at Bury St Edmunds. Class 6C2-7b, 1216-1236 (North 1994: 222-223, refs: 976/2-979). Obverse: [ ]RICV[ ]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre Reverse: [ ]ONSA[ ]; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant 12.1 x 9.0mm. Weight: 0.38g.

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 1216
Date to: Exactly AD 1236

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 12.1 mm
Width: 9 mm
Weight: 0.38 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th November 2012

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2012-2-572

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Bury St. Edmunds
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: [ ]RICV[ ]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [ ]ONSA[ ]
Die axis measurement: 2 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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Club rally
Current location: Finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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	222-223	976/2-979

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Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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