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Unique ID: IOW-2EF647
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete Medieval silver long cross cut farthing of Henry III (1216-1272), minted at London. Class 2-4ab, 1248-1250 (North 1994: 226, refs: 985/1-989/1).
Obverse: hENRI[ ] (NR ligated); Crowned bust facing
Reverse: [ ]VND (ND ligated); Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Length: 8.9mm; width: 8.5mm. Weight: 0.32g. DA=12:8.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1248
Date to: Exactly AD 1250
Quantity: 1
Length: 8.9 mm
Width: 8.5 mm
Weight: 0.32 g
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2014
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Other reference: IOW2014-1-288
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 4ab (N 989/1)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hENRI[ ] (NR ligated)
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [ ]VND (ND ligated)
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 226 | 985/1-989/1 |