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Unique ID: HAMP-2F0C01
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval penny of Henry III (1216-72), long cross coinage, class 5c minted at London (1250-56). The coins has some wear.
Reference: North 993
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1256
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.33 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st June 2013 - Sunday 1st September 2013
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Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form 3667
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5c (N 993)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX III
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: WAL TER ONL VND
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | 993 |