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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-547081
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver short cross penny of John (1199-1216), minted by Iohan at Canterbury. Class 5b2, 1205-1207 (North 1994: 221, ref: 970).
Obverse: hENRICVS REX; Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Reverse: IOhAN·ON·CAN; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Diameter: 17.7mm. Weight: 1.33g. DA=12:9.
North, J. J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Notes:
The coin has been dented twice on the obverse.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1205
Date to: Exactly AD 1207
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.33 g
Diameter: 17.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd April 2016 - Sunday 3rd April 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-2-141
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5b2 (N 970 ii)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: IOhAN·ON·CAN
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
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. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 221 | 970 |
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