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COIN
Unique ID: SF-3208EC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and broken silver hammered penny struck for John, dating c. 1205-1207. Probably class 5b2, uncertain moneyer at the mint of London.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1205
Date to: Circa AD 1207
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.94 g
Diameter: 18.24 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 27th October 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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 5b2 (N 970 ii)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, sceptre held in right hand
Obverse inscription: h[ENR]ICVS R[EX]
Reverse description: Voided short cross quartering coin, quatrefoil in each angle within inner pelleted border
Reverse inscription: [...]L.ON.LVNDE
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Freckenham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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