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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-AD5081
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A medieval silver penny of Henry II (1154-89), short cross class 1b-2, moneyer: Raul, mint: London. Ref: Wren 1992: 31.
Notes:
Worn and crumpled
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1190
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.15 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th November 2004
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross classes 1-2, not further defined
Obverse inscription: H[ENRICVS REX]
Reverse inscription: [R]AVL O[N LV]NDE
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
Parish or ward: Lewes (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3909
Four figure Latitude: 50.863807
Four figure longitude: -0.02621
1:25K map: TQ3909
1:10K map: TQ30NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wren, C.R. | 1992 | The Short-Cross Coinage: 1180-1247. Henry II to Henry III | Herne Bay | Plantagenet Books |
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