Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-CD5574
Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval silver long cross cut halfpenny of Henry III.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1247
Date to: AD 1272
Quantity: 1
Width: 8 mm
Thickness: 0.4 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: facing crowned bust with sceptre
Obverse inscription: XIIIHE
Reverse description: voided long cross and pellets
Reverse inscription: DAVION
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP4993
Four figure Latitude: 52.53267
Four figure longitude: -1.279082
1:25K map: SP4993
1:10K map: SP49SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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