SOMDOR-469933: 469933. Cut shortcross halfpenny.

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COIN

Unique ID: SOMDOR-469933

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Cut shortcross halfpenny of Henry III. Minted at Bury St Edmunds, class 8b (ca.1242 - ca.1244).

Class: Cut halfpenny
Sub class: shortcross

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1242
Date to: Circa AD 1244

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.64 g
Diameter: 16.95 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2004

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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
Obverse description: No pellets in the lower hair curls
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Offstruck
Reverse inscription: [--- ]STAN[--]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Milton Abbas (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST8000
Four figure Latitude: 50.799211
Four figure longitude: -2.28516
1:25K map: ST8000
1:10K map: ST80SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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