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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-B30552
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval silver cut longcross halfpenny of Henry III class 3c, Bury St. Edmunds mint, moneyer Ion. AD 1249-50. The flan is oversized and irregular in shape. Diameter 18.5mm, weight 0.71g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1249
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.71 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 15th July 2017
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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: Bury St. Edmunds
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3c (N 988)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, no sceptre.
Obverse inscription: h[ENRICVS R]EX III
Reverse description: Long cross voided with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: ION [ONS EDM]VND
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Skidbrooke
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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