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COIN
Unique ID: SF-583191
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment (clipped cut quarter) of a silver medieval penny of Henry III, dating to the period AD 1250-1272. Type IV or V. Mint and moneyer uncertain.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1250
Date to: Exactly AD 1272
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 9.79 mm
Width: 7.08 mm
Thickness: 0.45 mm
Weight: 0.17 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, bottom of face and hand holding sceptre visible.
Obverse inscription: [HENRIC]VS [REX III]
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing the legend with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: ...ON[]...
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Alderton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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