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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-5C7696
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver cut long cross penny of Henry III dating from c. AD1248-50. Minted in Oxford by Henry. Class IIIb. North 987.
Obv: hENRICV[S REX]
Rev: [HEN]RIO NO[XON]
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 0.72 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st February 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Oxford
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hENRICV
Reverse description: voided long cross with pellets in angles
Reverse inscription: [hEN]RIO NO[...]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
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 Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
To be known as: Tollerton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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