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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-79B1B7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver medieval cut short cross halfpenny of Henry II - Henry III dating to the period AD 1180 - 1247. London mint. Uncertain moneyer. Uncertain class.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1247
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.33 g
Diameter: 18.8 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: WHM 2015-40
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross or long cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing holding sceptre
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Short cross with saltire in each quarter
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Near Devizes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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