Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WAW-FC5170
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: cut halfpenny of Henry II, Richard I, John or Henry III minted in an unknown mint between 1154 and 1247.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1154
Date to: Exactly AD 1247
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.3 g
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 5th March 2014 - Wednesday 7th May 2014
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross, not further defined
Obverse description: The details are not clear.
Obverse inscription: Illegible due to wear.
Reverse description: Short voided cross with a quatrefoil in the quarter.
Reverse inscription: Illegible due to wear.
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SO8858
Four figure Latitude: 52.22007644
Four figure longitude: -2.17707465
1:25K map: SO8858
1:10K map: SO85NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.