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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-985FF7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and slightly worn Medieval silver long cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Philip at Exeter or Northampton. Class 3a or 3ab, 1248-1250 (North 1994: 226, refs: 986 or 986/1).
Obverse: [hEN]RICVS RE[X III], Crowned bust facing without sceptre.
Reverse: PhI/LIP/[ ]/[ ], Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant.
Diameter: 17.0mm. Weight: 0.53g. DA=12:3.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Mr Robert Page has kindly identified this coin.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1248
Date to: Exactly AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.53 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th December 2016 - Sunday 4th December 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-7-311
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
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3a (N 986)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing without sceptre
Obverse inscription: [hEN]RICVS RE[X III]
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: PhI/LIP/[ ]/[ ]
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 226 | 986 or 986/1 |
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