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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-E159D3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver penny of Henry III, voided short cross Classes 6a, possibly 6a1, struck by the moneyer Abel at London mint, AD 1210-1213.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1210
Date to: Exactly AD 1213
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.64 g
Diameter: 20.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 1970
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 6a, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: [...]NRICVS R[...]
Reverse description: Short voided cross dividing the inner circle into quarters; small cross pommee in each quarter
Reverse inscription: ABEL . O[N...]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Aston Clinton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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