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COIN
Unique ID: SF-8982F1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cut silver Medieval short cross farthing of John, class 5, c.1205-1210 AD. As Wren, 1992: 51-54.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1205
Date to: Circa AD 1210
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 9.33 mm
Width: 9.36 mm
Weight: 0.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st May 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's ref.: 239
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: []NRIC[]
Reverse description: Voided short cross, pellets in the angle of the cross, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: +AN[]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Fressingfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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