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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-1C35BD
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval silver short cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Nichole at London. Class 7c, 1236-1242 (North 1994: 223, ref: 980).
Obverse: hENRICVS REX; Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: + (cross pattée) NIChOLE ON LVND (ND ligated); Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.
Diameter: 16.4mm. Weight: 1.06g. DA=12:10.
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 1236
Date to: Exactly AD 1243
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.06 g
Diameter: 16.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th November 2017 - Monday 6th November 2017
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mr Frank Basford
Identified by: Mr Frank Basford
Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-2-213
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7c (N 980)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: + (cross pattée) NIChOLE ON LVND (ND ligated)
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
- North, J.J., 1994 English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 London: Spink and Son Ltd 223 , 980
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