IOW-74E824: Medieval Coin: Cut Farthing of Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: IOW-74E824

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete and worn Medieval silver long cross cut farthing of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Iurdon (Jordan) at Winchester. Class 3a-3c, 1248-1250 (North 1994: 226, refs: 986-988).

Obverse: [ ]REX[ ]; Crowned bust facing without sceptre

Reverse: IVR/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]; Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant

Length: 9.0mm; width: 7.4mm. Weight: 0.32g. DA=12:1-2.

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 1248
Date to: Exactly AD 1250

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 9 mm
Width: 7.4 mm
Weight: 0.32 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th September 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2014-1-260

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Winchester
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing without sceptre
Obverse inscription: [ ]REX[ ]
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: IVR/[ ]/[ ]/[ ]
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

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)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates

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	226	986-988

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Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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