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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-2B49A5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Notes:
The coin is incomplete and broken into three fragments
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1247
Date to: Ante AD 1279
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.46 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st August 2003
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: Heavily worn.
Obverse inscription: [...]HE[...]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with four pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: Illegible.
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: New Forest (District)
To be known as: Marchwood CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | nos 1001-1002 | ||
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | nos 984-999 |
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