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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-95DEA8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver voided longcross cut farthing of Henry III, class 3c, possibly of the Newcastle or York mint but more likely to be Newcastle given the presence of EWE on the rev [N]EWE[CAS] date is 1249-50
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1249
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 8.39 mm
Weight: 0.27 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015 - Saturday 31st January 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Newcastle
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3c (N 988)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: []
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend, three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: []EWE[]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Tattenhall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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