Rights Holder: Winchester Museums Service
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Unique ID: HAMP-A87BC3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A worn and damaged Medieval silver short cross cut farthing of an uncertain king, dating to AD 1180-1247. Mint unknown.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1247
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.26 g
Diameter: 8.45 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2015 - Saturday 28th February 2015
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Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form No. 4258
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut farthing
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [...]NR[...]
Reverse description: Short cross with a quatrefoil in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [...]ON[...]
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU4646
Four figure Latitude: 51.21135951
Four figure longitude: -1.34284682
1:25K map: SU4646
1:10K map: SU44NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.