LIN-07149D: Mediveal coin: Penny of Henry II

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COIN

Unique ID: LIN-07149D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A medieval silver penny of Henry II, dating to the period AD 1158-1180. 'Cross and crosslets' Tealby type. Mint and moneyer uncertain.

The coin has been folded in half.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1158
Date to: Circa AD 1180

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.07 mm
Width: 10.13 mm
Weight: 1.35 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 23rd October 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: N 952-61 (Cross-and-Crosslets (Tealby): uncertain class)
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Reverse description: Illegible
Reverse inscription: Indiscernable
Initial mark: Illegible

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Hogsthorpe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF5470
Four figure Latitude: 53.20476669
Four figure longitude: 0.30430017
1:25K map: TF5470
1:10K map: TF57SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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: LIN
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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