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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-24CD82
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cut quarter penny possibly of John (AD 1199 to 1216) dating to the period AD 1204 to 1209. North Number 970.
The obverse depicts a forward facing crowned bust surrounded by the legend, NRI is all that remains. The reverse depicts a voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each angle. The legend reads ON with a pellet either side to separate the words.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1204
Date to: Exactly AD 1209
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 9.77 mm
Width: 8.53 mm
Thickness: 1.03 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Unknown
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5b1 (N 970 i)
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust
Obverse inscription: ...NRI...
Reverse description: Voided short cross with quatrefoil in angle
Reverse inscription: ON
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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.
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