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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-6B4B2B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
~~Silver penny of Henry III, class 7c, date 1236-1242 Obverse: bust facing forward holding a sceptre, annulet eyes and little chin HENRICVSREX Reverse: Short cross voided with four pellets in each angle. NICHOLE ON LN
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1236
Date to: Circa AD 1242
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.24 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st December 2016 - Monday 1st May 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7c (N 980)
Obverse description: bust facing forward holding a sceptre, annulet eyes and little chin
Obverse inscription: HENRICVSREX
Reverse description: Short cross voided with four pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: NICHOLE ON LN
Die axis measurement: 9 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: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
To be known as: Forest of Dean
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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