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COIN
Unique ID: SF-D44793
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete medieval silver (cut half) penny of John, dating to the period AD 1204-7. Class 5. Minted by Andreu, uncertain mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1204
Date to: Exactly AD 1207
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.65 mm
Weight: 0.58 g
Diameter: 18.21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing. Two curls with pellets visible to right. Sceptre not visible.
Obverse inscription: hENRIC[VS REX]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with quatrefoil in each quarter
Reverse inscription: ANDREV[...]
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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: Wenhaston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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