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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-EF65E2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete hammered silver penny of either Henry II or Henry III.
The obverse depicts a forward facing crowned bust surrounded by the legend +HENRICVS REX.
The reverse is slightly more worn which makes discerning the legend difficult. It reads +DA...ON B..ER which surrounds a voided short cross with a quartrefoil in each quarter.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.71 mm
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 19.35 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Henry III, short cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Forward facing bust.
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with four pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: DA....ON B...ER
Initial mark: Cross Pattee
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Durham City
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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