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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-FC6394
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver cut short cross halfpenny of Henry II dating to the period AD 1180 - 1189. Class 1b. Uncertain moneyer. Mint of Winchester. See North, Vol. I, p. 178, no. 963.
Subsequent actions
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
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 19.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2016 - Monday 21st November 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 59735
Other reference: IND21112016JS
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Mint or issue place: Winchester
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 1b (N 963)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: S . REX
Reverse description: Short cross pommee, quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: N. WINCE
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Stoke Holy Cross (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG2402
Four figure Latitude: 52.56967197
Four figure longitude: 1.30396647
1:25K map: TG2402
1:10K map: TG20SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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