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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-EEEAAD
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and worn Medieval silver short cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Osmund at Canterbury. Class 7b, 1222-1236 (North 1994, 223, ref: 979).
Obverse: hENRIC[VS R]EX; Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: OS[M]VND ON CA[N]; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.
Diameter: 16.6mm. Weight: 1.11g. DA=12:6.
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 1222
Date to: Exactly AD 1236
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.11 g
Diameter: 16.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th November 2017 - Sunday 12th November 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-8-69
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: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7b (N 979)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRIC[VS R]EX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: OS[M]VND ON CA[N]
Die axis measurement: 6 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 | 223 | 979 |
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