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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-DA851A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval penny of Henry III dating from c. AD1253. Class 5b2.
Obv: hENRICVS REX crowned bust lwith sceptre left
Rev: ION ON CANTER voided long cross
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1253
Date to: Exactly AD 1253
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 25th May 2014
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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: Long cross class 5b (N 992)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX
Reverse description: voided long cross dividing legend
Reverse inscription: ION [ON CA]NTER
Initial mark: none
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)
To be known as: Boston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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