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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-F03011
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver short cross penny of Henry II, mint in Winchester by Clement, c, AD1180-1189. Class 1a. North Number 962.
Notes:
Recorded by club recorder, not seen by FLO
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1189
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm
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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 II of England
Mint or issue place: Winchester
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 1a (N 962)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS.REX.
Reverse description: Short cross
Reverse inscription: CLEMENT.ON.WIN
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (District)
Parish or ward: Acrise (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2043
Four figure Latitude: 51.14397005
Four figure longitude: 1.14386711
1:25K map: TR2043
1:10K map: TR24SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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