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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-B8AEE2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver 'short cross' penny of John struck in London by the Moneyer: Stivene - Short Cross Class 2 - 4b. Due to the crudeness of the lettering in the inscription this seems to be best paralleled with Class 4b 1200-1204
North: 968/2
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1204
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.24 g
Diameter: 19.2 mm
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr Peter Reavill
Identified by: Mr Peter Reavill
Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hereford Entry Form: HFDMG 2743
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 4b (N 968/2)
Obverse description: Crowned head facing - the portrait is heavily worn and therefore poorly preserved. The inscription is formed from large poorly spaced letters
Obverse inscription: [h]ENRICVS R[EX]
Reverse description: Short cross contained within a circlet of dots - four conjoined pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: STIVENE O[N L]VN
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Holme Lacy
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
- North, J.J., 1994 English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 London: Spink and Son Ltd
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