Rights Holder: Hampshire Cultural Trust
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Unique ID: HAMP-F0A95A
Object type certainty: Certain
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A very worn medieval cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-72), class 5a or 5b, struck by (probably) Nicole at (probably) Canterbury, 1251-6.
Reference: North 991/992
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1251
Date to: Circa AD 1256
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.71 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th April 2015 - Saturday 18th April 2015
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Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Entry Form WINCM 60
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross classes 5a-c, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, with sceptre
Obverse inscription: H[...]X III
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [...]OLE ON C[...]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: ST9843
Four figure Latitude: 51.18622338
Four figure longitude: -2.02999702
1:25K map: ST9843
1:10K map: ST94SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | 991/992 |