Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Unique ID: CORN-495733
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Silver cut half of a short cross penny of John (1199-1216), Class 5b (c.1205-1207), moneyer Arnaud, Canterbury mint, Spink 1351, Mass 1349.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1205
Date to: Circa AD 1207
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 13th April 2015 - Monday 13th April 2015
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5b, not further defined
Obverse description: crowned bust facing with pellet in each of two curls holding sceptre (missing)
Obverse inscription: hENRICV[S REX]
Reverse description: voided short cross with quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: [+AR]NAVD.O[N.CA]
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SW4626
Four figure Latitude: 50.07971267
Four figure longitude: -5.55167836
1:25K map: SW4626
1:10K map: SW46NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Mass, J.P. | 2001 | Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles: The J.P. Mass Collection. English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 | London | British Academy | pl.50, | no.1349 |