Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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Unique ID: CORN-263BE7
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver voided long cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), Long cross coinage (1247-1272), Class 5b, c.1250-1256, with wedge tailed 'R', moneyer Gilbert, Canterbury mint. Wren Class Vb.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1256
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.35 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 19th August 2016 - Friday 12th August 2016
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
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 5b (N 992)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing holding sceptre in right hand
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX III
Reverse description: voided long cross with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: GIL BER ON CAN
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SW6226
Four figure Latitude: 50.08633559
Four figure longitude: -5.32844843
1:25K map: SW6226
1:10K map: SW66NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Wren, C R | 1993 | The Voided Long-Cross Coinage 1247-1279. Henry III & Edward I | 58 | Class Vb |