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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-8D15F8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver cut halfpenny of Henry III, type 6c2 or 6c3. Crowned bust facing, three curls. Voided short cross reverse, mint of Canterbury. 0.59g. Issued in 1217.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1217
Date to: Exactly AD 1217
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 9 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.59 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 22nd April 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 6c3 (N 976/3)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, three curls to hair.
Obverse inscription: hE....REX
Reverse description: Voided short cross, quatrefoil in each angle.
Reverse inscription: + ... ON. CANT
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Scarborough (District)
To be known as: GF001B
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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