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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-5B859F
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a Medieval silver short cross penny of Henry II (1154-1189) minted at Winchester or Worcester. Class 1b-1c, 1180-1189 (North 1994: 220, refs: 963-964).
Obverse: h[ENRICVS R]EX, Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: [ ]·ON·W[ ], Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.
Length: 11.4mm; width: 10.0mm. Weight: 0.34g.
North, J. J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
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 1180
Date to: Exactly AD 1189
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 11.4 mm
Width: 10 mm
Weight: 0.34 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th January 2017 - Sunday 29th January 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-2-41
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 1b (N 963)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: h[ENRICVS R]EX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [ ]•ON•W[ ]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 220 | 963-964 |
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