KENT-1AB074: Heavily worn and misstruck short cross penny of Henry II

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COIN

Unique ID: KENT-1AB074

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A highly worn silver short cross penny of Henry II (r.1154-1190), of class 1b (North No. 963) or class 2 (965) minted at London by Ravl between 1180AD - c.1189AD.

Obv: Facing bust with sceptre, 5 pearl crown, crescent hair curls, [more curls right]. Leg.: '[HE]NR[ICVS.]R/EX'. Rev: voided short cross with quatrefoils in each angle. Leg.: 'R[A]VL.ON.[LV]ND'. Both sides of this coin are very worn much of the detail is obscured.

Measurments: 20.91mm in diameter, 0.86mm in thickness and 1.19g in weight.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1189

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.86 mm
Weight: 1.19 g
Diameter: 20.91 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross classes 1-2, not further defined
Obverse description: Facing bust with sceptre, 5 pearl crown, crescent hair curls, [more curls right]
Obverse inscription: [HE]NR[ICVS.]R/EX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with quatrefoils in each angle.
Reverse inscription: Voided short cross with quatrefoils in each angle.
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Preston (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR2561
Four figure Latitude: 51.30362649
Four figure longitude: 1.22651956
1:25K map: TR2561
1:10K map: TR26SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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