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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-EBF76D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver penny of John Class 5c Obverse: crowned bust facing forwards holding sceptre: HENR[ICVS R]EX Reverse: short cross voided with four pellets in each angle WA[LTER] ON LV Moneyer: Walter Mint: London
Subsequent actions
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: 1.18 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st May 2017 - Sunday 27th August 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: 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 forwards holding sceptre
Obverse inscription: HENR[ICVS R]EX
Reverse description: short cross voided with four pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: WA[LTER] ON LV
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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