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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-4C5943
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Penny of Henry III (1216-1272), class 3b issue of 1249, Lincoln mint, as identified by the finder.
Obverse description: Facing bust with no sceptre, crown of bar with pellet ends, hair of two curls and two pellets either side, neat. Initial mullet.
Obverse inscription: *hENRICV[--] XIII'
Reverse description: Voided long cross, three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: WAL/TER/[---]/INC
Diameter: 17.9mm, Weight: 1.31gms, die axis: 4
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1249
Date to: Exactly AD 1249
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.31 g
Diameter: 17.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 21st January 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM24503a
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: Lincoln
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: Facing bust with no sceptre, crown of bar with pellet ends, hair of two curls and two pellets either side, neat
Obverse inscription: *hENRICV[--] XIII'
Reverse description: Voided long cross, three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: WAL/TER/[---]/INC
Initial mark: mullet
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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