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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-1298E4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and worn Medieval silver short cross cut halfpenny of John (1199-1216), minted at Winchester. Class 5b-5c, 1205-1210 (North 1994: 221, refs: 970-971).
Obverse: [ ]R[ ]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Reverse: + (cross pattée) [ ]INC; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Diameter: 18.8mm. Weight: 0.68g. DA=12:6.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1205
Date to: Exactly AD 1210
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.68 g
Diameter: 18.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th January 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-63
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Winchester
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5a, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: [ ]R[ ]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: + (cross pattée) [ ]INC
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 221 | 970-971 |
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