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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-18E093
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272) dating to AD 1248 to 1230. Voided long cross class 3b. Minted at Carlisle by Robert. North (1994:226) no.987.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1248
Date to: Exactly AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 9.2 mm
Weight: 0.64 g
Diameter: 17.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 19098
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: Carlisle
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: Crowned head facing, no neck lines visible
Obverse inscription: [hENRIC]VS REX . II[I]
Reverse description: Long voided cross pommee dividing legend with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: ROB/[ERT/ ON C] ARL, OB and AR ligated
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
To be known as: Cranmore CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
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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