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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-05EF26
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval silver short cross cut halfpenny of John (1199-1216), minted by Abel at London. Class 5c, 1207-1210 (North 1994: 221, ref: 971).
Obverse: hENRI[CVS REX], Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: [AB]EL·ON·LV[ ], Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.
Diameter: 18.3mm. Weight: 0.62g. DA=12:6.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Notes:
Mr Carl Savage has kindly identified this coin.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1207
Date to: Circa AD 1210
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.62 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th May 2017 - Sunday 28th May 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-1-109
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5c (N 971)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRI[CVS REX]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [AB]EL·ON·LV[ ]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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