Rights Holder: Oxfordshire County Council
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Unique ID: BERK-E807C3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn silver 'voided long cross' cut farthing of Henry III (AD 1216-1272). The lettering on the reverse is faint but under an eye lens appears to read IAC, which would indicate the moneyer Jacob, who struck at the Norwich and Bristol mints between AD 1248-1250 (Class IIb - IIIc).
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Quantity: 1
Length: 9.3 mm
Width: 8.5 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
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Other reference: OXPAS2015.425
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross classes without sceptre (1-3), not further defined
Obverse inscription: [...]IC[...]
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in visible quarter
Reverse inscription: IAC[...]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP4213
Four figure Latitude: 51.8140602
Four figure longitude: -1.39214574
1:25K map: SP4213
1:10K map: SP41SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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