Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WAW-6C9E56
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: penny of Henry III (1216-1272) minted in Dublin by Ricard between 1251 and 1254. Seaby No. 6240-6243;
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1251
Date to: Exactly AD 1254
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.68 g
Diameter: 18.06 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2016 - Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Dublin
Type: Irish: cut halfpenny of Henry III (S 6243A)
Obverse description: Bust facing forwards with a sceptre within a triangle.
Obverse inscription: [ ]CVS R [ ]
Reverse description: Long voided cross with three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: [ ] /IVE
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP0856
Four figure Latitude: 52.20217252
Four figure longitude: -1.88436118
1:25K map: SP0856
1:10K map: SP05NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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