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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-716867
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Short cross cut farthing or cut halfpenny fragment of an indeterminate ruler, issue of 1180-1247.
Obverse description: [facing bust with sceptre left]
Obverse inscription: (h)ENRI(CVS REX---)
Reverse description: Voided short cross, quatrefoil in angle.
Reverse inscription: (--)E/R[--]/(--)
Diameter (inferred): 18mm, Weight: 0.27gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1180
Date to: Exactly AD 1247
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.27 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 11th April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33159
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross, not further defined
Obverse description: [facing bust with sceptre left]
Obverse inscription: (h)ENRI(CVS REX---)
Reverse description: Voided short cross, quatrefoil in angle.
Reverse inscription: (--)E/R[--]/(--)
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: South Ferriby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9921
Four figure Latitude: 53.67609995
Four figure longitude: -0.50277172
1:25K map: SE9921
1:10K map: SE92SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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