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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-14CA0F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Short cross cut farthing of an indeterminate ruler, issue of 1180-1247.
Obverse description: Facing bust with sceptre left.
Obverse inscription: hE(---)
Reverse description: Voided short cross with quatrefoil in its angle.
Reverse inscription: (--)CA(--).
Diameter (inferred): 18.8mm, Weight: 0.30gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
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: 0.3 g
Diameter: 18.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 30th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33595
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: hE(---)
Reverse description: Voided short cross with quatrefoil in its angle.
Reverse inscription: (--)CA(--).
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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