IOW-3B2677: IOW-3B2677 Medieval Coin: Penny of Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: IOW-3B2677

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn Medieval silver short cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Norman at Bury St Edmunds. Class 7a, 1217-1222 AD (North 1994, 222, ref: 978).
Obverse: hENRICVS REX; Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Reverse: (cross pattée) NORMAN ON SANT; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Diameter: 16.3mm. Weight: 1.09g. DA=12:12.

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 1217
Date to: Exactly AD 1222

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.09 g
Diameter: 16.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 31st March 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2013-5-75

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Bury St. Edmunds
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7a (N 978)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: (cross pattée) NORMAN ON SANT
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

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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	978

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Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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