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COIN
Unique ID: BH-D8F53E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver cut halfpenny of John, dating to the period 1207 - 1210. Voided short-cross coinage, Class 5c. Mint of London. North no. 971.
Diameter: 17.8mm; thickness: 0.8mm. Weight: 0.59g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1207
Date to: Exactly AD 1210
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.59 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 15/63 - 21
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5c (N 971)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, holding sceptre.
Obverse inscription: h[ENRICV]S R/EX
Reverse description: Voided short cross, quatrefoil in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: ...]L.ON.LV
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Heydon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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