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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-D2618A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Broken silver cut farthing of a voided long cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), Long cross coinage (1247-1272), Class V (1250-1272) but too worn and too much missing to make out which sub-class from obverse or which mint or moneyer from reverse inscription.
Notes:
The value in the diameter field represents the radius of the cut farthing.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1272
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.23 g
Diameter: 8.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th March 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5, not further defined
Obverse description: too worn to make out but possibly right curl
Obverse inscription: [hENRIC]VS REX [III]
Reverse description: voided long cross dividing legend with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: illegible and missing
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Crowan (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW6432
Four figure Latitude: 50.14100527
Four figure longitude: -5.30424849
1:25K map: SW6432
1:10K map: SW62NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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