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COIN
Unique ID: SF-B480F3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver medieval penny of Henry III, dating to the period AD 1250-6. Class 5a. Minted by Gilbert of Canterbury.
North vol.I, no.991
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1256
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.39 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
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 5a (N 991)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX III
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing the legend with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: GIL/BER/T ON/ CAN
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Roydon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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