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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-F64233
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver Penny of Henry II (AD 1154-1189). Class 1b. Voided short cross reverse with four pellets in each quadrant. Moneyer Ravl of Northampton. AD 1180-1185.
North Vol I, P 220, No 963.
Diameter: 19.32mm, Thickness: 0.79mm, Weight: 1.40g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1185
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.79 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 19.32 mm
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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
Mint or issue place: Northampton
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 1b (N 963)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hENRECVSR/EX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: RAVL.ON.NORhT
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: Near Blyth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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 | 220 | 963 |
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