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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-7FA869
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver voided short cross penny. Possibly John (c.1199-1216) or Henry III (c.1216-1272), class 6 (c.1210-1217) due to the style of the bust/beard.The coin has been broken (though not a clean break) in antiquity diagonally across the bust from the 10 o'clock to the 5 o'clock position. There is evidence of the coin being holed along the break at the 10 o'clock position and 3.78mm in from the edge, the hole is 1.33mm wide and 1.74mm in length and is straight sided. The hole appears to have been made from the reverse side as the edge of the hole curls over slightly on the obverse of the coin. The coin is worn on the obverse and possibly struck off center. Only one complete limb of the reverse cross is visible as is one quatrefoil of pellets in the angle. reverse and only partial letters of the legends remain.
Obverse - [hENRICVS REX], reverse - [...]F.ON.L[...]. London mint and moneyer uncertain (probably LEDVLF or RAV(L)F).
Length - 16.14mm. Width - 9.85mm. Thickness - 0.64. Weight - 0.47g.
North Vol 1, 1963, page 165 number 974-977.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1210
Date to: Circa AD 1217
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.14 mm
Width: 9.85 mm
Thickness: 0.64 mm
Weight: 0.47 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th September 2015 - Saturday 12th September 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 6, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned facing bust with sceptre left.
Obverse inscription: [hENRICVS REX]
Reverse description: Voided short cross, quatrefoil of pellets in angles.
Reverse inscription: [...]F.ON.L[...]
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
To be known as: Harrogate
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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