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COIN

Unique ID: LANCUM-63ED1A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval cut halfpenny Henry I dating from c. AD1125-1135.

Type: Henry I BMC xv (N 871)
Obverse description: Bust facing with sceptre left
Obverse inscription: [hENRICVS REX ANGL
Reverse description: Quadrilateral on cross fleury type
Reverse inscription: Illegible

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1125
Date to: Circa AD 1135

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.25 mm
Weight: 0.48 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry I of England
Mint or issue place: Unknown
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: Henry I BMC xv (N 871)
Obverse description: bust facing with sceptre left
Obverse inscription: [hENRICVS REX ANGL
Reverse description: quadrilateral on cross fleury type
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Eden (District)
To be known as: Carlisle

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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