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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-3649C0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Evidence of reuse: Quarter cut to form a farthing
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: AD 1180
Date to: AD 1189
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.36 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th May 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2004-84-3
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 1, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust forward with sceptre to left.
Obverse inscription: RICV
Reverse description: Voided cross with a quatrefoil in each angle.
Reverse inscription: M ON. Pellet as stop.
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: Shorwell Parish
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 178 |
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