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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-8532C6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval silver cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272). Long cross Class 3c (North 988) dating to 1248-1250. Probably minted by Gilbert at Canterbury mint. North (1994, 226)
The coin is 18.0mm in length, 9.4mm in width, 0.9mm in thickness and weighs 0.62g. It has been bent slightly.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by a museum - not a Treasure case
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1248
Date to: Exactly AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 9.4 mm
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 0.62 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th September 1992 - Wednesday 16th September 1992
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Collections AY 568
Museum accession number: WINCM: AY 568.393
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3c (N 988)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, neck lines visible
Obverse inscription: [...]S REX : III
Reverse description: Long cross voided dividing the legend with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [...]/BER/T ON/[...], E and R, O and N ligated
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Cheriton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5828
Four figure Latitude: 51.04842944
Four figure longitude: -1.17396369
1:25K map: SU5828
1:10K map: SU52NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 226 | 988 |
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