Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-A2E734
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Medieval coin; a broken cut half short cross penny of John (AD 1199 - 1216) or Henry III (1216 - 1272), Class 4b - 7b dating from AD 1200 - 1236. The coin was minted at Canterbury and the moneyer was Salemvn, Samuel or Simon. The fragment is 12.94mm long, 8.42mm wide and 0.73mm thick. 0.41g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1236
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.94 mm
Width: 8.42 mm
Thickness: 0.73 mm
Weight: 0.41 g
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th April 2014 - Wednesday 16th April 2014
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Other reference: Doncaster 1005
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Forward facing bust holding sceptre
Obverse inscription: HEN[RICVS REX]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: +S[...]CA
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TF0594
Four figure Latitude: 53.43233845
Four figure longitude: -0.4210361
1:25K map: TF0594
1:10K map: TF09SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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