Rights Holder: Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service
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Unique ID: ESS-E57D8D
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval silver cut farthing from the reigns of Henry II to Henry III (AD 1154-1272), dating AD1180-1247. The obverse has the upper left quarter visible. The inscription reads h[ENRICVS RE]X with the staff extending to the edge of the coin. The reverse has traces of a short cross with a quatrefoil in the quarter. The inscription reads [---]NE . O[N ---]. Mint and moneyer unknown.
Dimensions: radius: 8.96 mm; weight: 0.30g.
Current location of find: CIMS
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: 0.3 g
Diameter: 8.96 mm
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Other reference: OEF 7937
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Bust facing.
Obverse inscription: h[ENRICVS RE]X
Reverse description: short cross with quatrefoil in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: [---]NE . O[N ---]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TL4316
Four figure Latitude: 51.82432717
Four figure longitude: 0.07354265
1:25K map: TL4316
1:10K map: TL41NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.