Rights Holder: Buckinghamshire County Museum
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
COIN
Unique ID: BUC-FF4580
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A bent 13th-century silver medieval penny of Henry III, voided short cross Class 7a, struck by the moneyer Ivn, Canterbury mint, AD 1217-1222
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1217
Date to: Exactly AD 1222
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 17.68 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 28th February 2013
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
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: Canterbury
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 R-EX
Reverse description: Short voided cross dividing the inner circle into quarters; small cross pommee in each quarter
Reverse inscription: IVN ON CAN[TE]
Initial mark: Cross patty (on reverse)
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: Wycombe (District)
To be known as: Lacey Green
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: BUC-368CD4
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A 13th-century silver medieval penny of Henry III, voided short cross Class 7a, struck by the moneyer Henri, Canterbury mint, AD 1217-1222
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: HAMP-593926
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A slightly worn 13th-century silver medieval penny of Henry III, struck by Simon at Canterbury (Short voided cross Class 7a; 1217-1222 AD)
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: BUC-7E5D72
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A 13th-century silver medieval penny of Henry III, voided short cross Class 7a3, struck by the moneyer Norman, Bury St Edmunds mint, AD 1217-1222
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618