NARC-EE4071: NARC-EE4071 : Cut Halfpenny : Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-EE4071

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete silver cut Half Penny of Henry III (AD 1216-1272). Class Vg. Voided short cross reverse with three pellets in each quadrant. Minted by Walter in London. AD 1258-1265

Length: 17.49mm, Width: 8.26mm, Thickness: 0.86mm, Weight: 0.4g

North Vol I, P 227, No 997.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1258
Date to: Circa AD 1265

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.49 mm
Width: 8.26 mm
Thickness: 0.86 mm
Weight: 0.4 g

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5g (N 997)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hE[NRICVSREX]/III
Reverse description: Voided short cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: WAL/TER/[ONC/ANT]
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Little Houghton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7957
Four figure Latitude: 52.20557345
Four figure longitude: -0.84537426
1:25K map: SP7957
1:10K map: SP75NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1963	English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd	227	997

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Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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