IOW-F3C9B0: Medieval Coin: Penny of Henry III

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Unique ID: IOW-F3C9B0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An incomplete and double-struck Medieval silver short cross penny. The coin appears to have both moved and spun in the die between strikes. On the obverse. the coin can be roughly divided along the axis from 2 o'clock to 8 o'clock, the area to the left showing the top and left side of the bust and the sceptre with the inscription EX visible. To the right, parts of the lower portion of the standard design and the sceptre can be seen with the inscription [ ]VS R[ ]. On the reverse, the coin can be roughly divided in a similar manner, with the inscription partly repeating- [ ]ANT visible to the left; [ ]N CANT to the right.

The hair curls on the obverse and style of the letter 'A' on the reverse indicate that the coin is possibly a class 7b (1222-1236) of Henry III (1216-1272) and minted at Canterbury (North 1994: 223, refs: 979).

Obverse: [ ]VS R / EX; Crowned bust facing with sceptre

Reverse: [ ]N CANT / [ ]ANT; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant

Diameter: 18.4mm. Weight: 1.31g.

The coin has been double-struck on both sides.

North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1222
Date to: Exactly AD 1236

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.31 g
Diameter: 18.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 22nd August 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2014-5-109

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7b (N 979)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: [ ]VS REX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [ ]OAN[ ]NTE
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Havenstreet and Ashey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SZ5889
Four figure Latitude: 50.69776072
Four figure longitude: -1.18013725
1:25K map: SZ5889
1:10K map: SZ59SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Club rally
Current location: Finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1994	English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd	223	979

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Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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