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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-92949B
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and worn Medieval silver short cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Norman at Bury St. Edmunds. Class 7a-7b, 1217-1236 (North 1994: 222-223, refs: 978-979).
Obverse: hE[NRICVS RE]X; Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: +NO[ ]; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.
Length: 14.0mm; width: 8.9mm. Weight: 0.30g. DA=12:3.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1217
Date to: Exactly AD 1236
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14 mm
Width: 8.9 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th September 2017 - Wednesday 20th September 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-7-235
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Short cross class 7a (N 978)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hE[NRICVS RE]X
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: +NO[ ]
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 222-223 | 978-979 |
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