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Unique ID: WILT-179B56
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A complete medieval silver cross and crosslet Tealby penny of Henry II, dating to the period AD 1158-1180. Uncertain moneyer and mint.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1158
Date to: Exactly AD 1180
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.84 g
Diameter: 16.68 mm
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Other reference: SSWM 5055
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Category: Coin of Norman and Early Plantagenet England 1066-1180
Type: N 952-61 (Cross-and-Crosslets (Tealby): uncertain class)
Obverse description: Traces of sceptre going off to left side of coin.
Obverse inscription: Illegible.
Reverse description: Quarter of Tealby cross, crosslet in between.
Reverse inscription: Illegible.
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU0986
Four figure Latitude: 51.57279822
Four figure longitude: -1.87153229
1:25K map: SU0986
1:10K map: SU08NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.