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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-2AB6C2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Worn hammered penny of an indeterminate medieval type, probably a short cross or voided long cross issue of 1180-1278. No discernible features remain on either side of a thin and crumpled round flan with a long split.
Diameter: 20mm, Weight: 0.63gms
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 1278
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.63 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 30th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33627
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross or long cross, not further defined
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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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