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COIN
Unique ID: SF-3BF6A4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete (cut half) silver medieval penny of Henry II to Henry III, dating to the period AD 1180-1247. Uncertain class, moneyer and mint.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1180
Date to: Exactly AD 1247
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.69 mm
Weight: 0.47 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st May 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
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 with sceptre dividing the legend
Obverse inscription: [hENRICV]S R[EX]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [...]V[...]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Icklingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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