Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-1F8577
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver hammered cut half penny. Voided shortcross reverse. Probably Henry III, minted by Walter of London. Class 6c3
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1216
Date to: Circa AD 1247
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.59 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th March 2014
This object was found at Digging Up The Past - Faxton 6/4/14
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Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Fragment
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 6c3 (N 976/3)
Obverse description: bust facing, with sceptre
Obverse inscription: HENRI[CVS REX]
Reverse description: voided shortcross
Reverse inscription: [ ]ER ON[ ]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP7876
Four figure Latitude: 52.3764964
Four figure longitude: -0.85561259
1:25K map: SP7876
1:10K map: SP77NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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