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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-981805
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cut Irish halfpenny of Henry III dating to the period AD 1251 to 1254. Spink 6243A.
The obverse depicts a forward facing crowned bust within a triangular frame. The legend reads HENRICVS.. The reverse depicts a voided long cross with three pellets in each angle. The legend reads RIC/....
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1251
Date to: Exactly AD 1254
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.87 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 16.32 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Type: Irish: cut halfpenny of Henry III (S 6243A)
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust within a triangular frame.
Obverse inscription: ...CVS R...
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: .../RIC/
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Winteringham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9322
Four figure Latitude: 53.686186
Four figure longitude: -0.593272
1:25K map: SE9322
1:10K map: SE92SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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