Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-474149
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An incomplete silver Penny of Henry III (AD 1216-1272). Class Va. Voided long cross reverse with three pellets in each quadrant. Minted by Robert of Canterbury. AD 1251-1272
Diameter: 18.03mm, Thickness: 1.34mm, Weight: 1.4g
North Vol I, P 227, No 993
The coin is bent and concave and missing small portions of its outer flan
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1251
Date to: Circa AD 1272
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.34 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 18.03 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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 5a (N 991)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [hEN]RICVSREXIII
Reverse description: Voided long cross reverse with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: RO[B/ERT/]ONC/ANT
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP7438
Four figure Latitude: 52.03547707
Four figure longitude: -0.9226522
1:25K map: SP7438
1:10K map: SP73NW
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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North, J.J. | 1963 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 227 | 993 |