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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-AA3936
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver cut farthing of John dating to AD 1204 to 1207. Short cross class 5 a - 5bi. Minted by uncertain moneyer at Winchester. North (1994:221) no.968/4-970.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1204
Date to: Exactly AD 1207
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 8.9 mm
Width: 9 mm
Weight: 0.29 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2016 - Tuesday 20th December 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 019073
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5, not further defined
Obverse description: Unclear
Obverse inscription: [hENRIC]VS R/[EX]
Reverse description: Short voided cross pommee with small pommee saltires in quarters
Reverse inscription: [...]ON . W[...]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Clarendon Park CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |
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