SWYOR-8CB96E: Medieval coin; cut half penny of Henry III, Class 5g

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-8CB96E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval silver coin: a cut long cross halfpenny of Henry III (1216 - 72), probably class 5g, the moneyer and mint Iohannes at Canterbury. It is 18.2mm long, 8.2mm wide and 0.7mm thick. It weighs 0.63gm.

Reference: North, volume 1, page 227, number 997.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1251
Date to: Exactly AD 1272

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.2 mm
Width: 8.2 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.63 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th August 2014 - Thursday 12th February 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS 2486

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5g (N 997)
Obverse description: A forward facing, crowned bust of the king
Obverse inscription: [HEN]RICVS [REX III]
Reverse description: A voided long cross dividing the legend, with three pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: [IOHANE]S • ON C[A]N
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Airedale and Ferry Fryston (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4626
Four figure Latitude: 53.7283778
Four figure longitude: -1.30426553
1:25K map: SE4626
1:10K map: SE42NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Woodland

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1963	English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd	227	997

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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