Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
COIN
Unique ID: HESH-860846
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of Henry III struck at the mint in London by the moneyer Willem - Class V c-g (5 c-g) 1256- 65 . The coin cannot be further defined due to heavy wear on the obverse face
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1256
Date to: Circa AD 1265
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference numbers
Other reference: SMS Object Entry Form: SHRMS E.4108
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: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross classes 5a-g, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned head facing - poorly preserved
Obverse inscription: [hE]NRICV[S REX III]
Reverse description: Voided long cross divides field and inscription; within each quarter three pellets. ND in inscription legated
Reverse inscription: WILL[EM ON L]VND
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ludlow
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wren, C R | 1993 | The Voided Long-Cross Coinage 1247-1279. Henry III & Edward I |
Similar objects
Find number: LIN-EE18A4
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A silver hammered penny of Henry III, Class 5c-g, moneyer Willem of London.
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NMS-6B2D04
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Silver penny of Henry III, voided long cross class 5c-g, moneyer Willem of London, 1251-72
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: LIN-C83555
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A silver cut halfpenny of Henry III, moneyer Willem of London, class 5c-g.
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618