Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
CC License:
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
Unique ID: FAKL-C624AD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published
Medieval silver coin, cut halfpenny of Henry III, short cross issue, poorly struck making classification difficult. Obverse: Crowned bust facing HE [ ] REX. Reverse: short cross, HEN. Diameter 18.8mm, Mass 0.59g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1247
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.59 g
Diameter: 18.8 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th September 2016
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference: SWY 965
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HE [ ] REX
Reverse description: short cross
Reverse inscription: HEN.
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK5798
Four figure Latitude: 53.47565164
Four figure longitude: -1.14266893
1:25K map: SK5798
1:10K map: SK59NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.