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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-5DDA41
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver cut farthing of Henry III dating to AD 1250 to 1256. Long voided cross class 5b2. Minted Canterbury by uncertain moneyer. North (1994:227) no.992/2.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1250
Date to: Exactly AD 1256
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 9.6 mm
Width: 7.8 mm
Weight: 0.29 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2016 - Thursday 26th January 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt: 017329
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5b (N 992)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [hE]NR[ICVS REX / III,] NR ligated
Reverse description: Long coided cross pommee with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: [...]/CAN, AN ligated
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: West Knoyle CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From 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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