HAMP-7F112E: Medieval coin - penny of Henry II

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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-7F112E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A clipped medieval silver penny of Henry II (1154-1189). Cross and crosslets (Tealby) Type, probably Bust B (North 953-955) dating to c. 1161-1165. Minted by the moneyer Ricard at Canterbury mint. North (1994, 217)

The coin is 18.5mm in diameter, 0.7mm in thickness and weighs 1.24g. 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: Circa AD 1161
Date to: Circa AD 1165

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.24 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th January 1991 - Saturday 19th January 1991

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Winchester Collections AY 568
Museum accession number: WINCM: AY 568.309

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: N 953-5 (Cross-and-Crosslets (Tealby): class B)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing wearing armour and mantle with sceptre in right hand
Obverse inscription: hENRI REX ANG
Reverse description: Large cross potent with small potent in each angle; in centre, a small cross in saltire
Reverse inscription: (R)ICA(RD) [ON] . CAN
Initial mark: Cross potent
Die axis measurement: 7 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: Bishops Sutton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6031
Four figure Latitude: 51.07519782
Four figure longitude: -1.14493897
1:25K map: SU6031
1:10K map: SU63SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1963	English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd	217	953-955

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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