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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-39E22A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver cut half of a voided long cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), Long cross coinage (1247-1272) with part of one quarter broken off. The moneyer is Nicole and the mint is London and the Class II, III or IV, as the king's name begins at 12 o'clock, and in Class V the name begins at 10 o'clock. The shape of the curls and the way that the N and R are ligatured and the R has a pellet foot, suggests it is Class IVa or IVab which dates to c.1250 (Wren, 1993, 54-55).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1250
Date to: Exactly AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.75 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th August 2017 - Sunday 13th August 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
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 4a (N 989)
Obverse description: Crowned but facing with two large curls with a pellet in the centre of each curl
Obverse inscription: hENRIC[VS REX III]
Reverse description: voided long cross with three pellets in the only surviving quadrant
Reverse inscription: N[IC/OLE/ONL]/VND
Initial mark: missing
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ludgvan (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW5032
Four figure Latitude: 50.13526966
Four figure longitude: -5.49980675
1:25K map: SW5032
1:10K map: SW52NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wren, C.R. | 1993 | The Voided Long-Cross Coinage 1247-1279: Henry III & Edward I | Herne Bay | Plantagenet Books | 54-55 | Class IVa-IVab |
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