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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-A63B79
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cut halfpenny of Henry III dating from c. AD1248-49. Class 3a/3b. Mint: Canterbury, moneyer: unknown.
Obv: *hENRI[CVS REX I]II
Rev: [...]ON CANT
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1249
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Height: 0.7 mm
Width: 9 mm
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3a (N 986)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: *hENRI[CVS REX] III
Reverse description: voided long cross
Reverse inscription: [...] ON CANT
Initial mark: star
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)
To be known as: Boston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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