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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-006B7C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn medieval short cross cut halfpenny of John (1199-1216), class 5b, struck by Davi at York (1205-07).
Reference: North 970
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1205
Date to: Circa AD 1207
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.62 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014 - Tuesday 20th January 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Entry Form 4226
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5b, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [HE]NRICVS (pellet in S)
Reverse description: Short cross with quatrefoil in each quarter
Reverse inscription: +DA[VI ON EV]ER
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
To be known as: Kings Somborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | 970 |
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