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COIN
Unique ID: NARC-E39F41
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cut-half voided longcross penny of Henry III. Very worn. The legend is illegible, possibly blundered or made from a very worn mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 19 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: No.11
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Henry III, long cross, not further defined
Obverse description: bust facing
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: voided longcross
Reverse inscription: [ ]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Norton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP5964
Four figure Latitude: 52.27099833
Four figure longitude: -1.13678195
1:25K map: SP5964
1:10K map: SP56SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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