Rights Holder: Hampshire Cultural Trust
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Unique ID: HAMP-4C3AF3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A medieval voided long-cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-72), class 5c (with a wedge-footed R and almond eyes) and probably struck by Ricard at possibly London (dating to 1250-6).
Reference: North 993.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1256
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.61 g
Diameter: 17.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Sunday 31st January 2016
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Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 199
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5c (N 993)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [hENRIC]VS REX-III
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [RIC]ARD ONL[...] where AR and ON are ligated
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU3840
Four figure Latitude: 51.15799702
Four figure longitude: -1.45800133
1:25K map: SU3840
1:10K map: SU34SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | 993 |