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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-7E9E34
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver broken cut half of a short cross penny of John (1199-1216), Short Cross coinage, Class V (1204-1210), mint begins with letter 'N' so could be Lincoln, Northampton or Norwich for this class.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1204
Date to: Circa AD 1210
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th December 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5, not further defined
Obverse description: crowned bust facing holding sceptre in right hand
Obverse inscription: hENRIC]VS R[EX]
Reverse description: short cross with quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: [...].ON.N[...]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Minver Highlands (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW9676
Four figure Latitude: 50.54808589
Four figure longitude: -4.88086923
1:25K map: SW9676
1:10K map: SW96NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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