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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-A66AB4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver cut halfpenny of Henry III dating to AD 1250 to 1256. Long voided cross class 5c. Minted by Davi at London. North (1994:227) no.993.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1250
Date to: Exactly AD 1256
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.66 g
Diameter: 18.7 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 19225
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: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5c (N 993)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing holding sceptre to left, oval eyes.
Obverse inscription: h[ENRICVS] REX III
Reverse description: Long voided cross pommee dividing the legend with three pellets in each corner.
Reverse inscription: DAV/I ON/[...]
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
Parish or ward: Winsham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST3505
Four figure Latitude: 50.84085893
Four figure longitude: -2.92452236
1:25K map: ST3505
1:10K map: ST30NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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