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COIN
Unique ID: ASHM-7CF9B8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A medieval silver penny of Henry III (1216-1272), Long Cross Class IIIc (North 988). Mint: Oxford, moneyer: Willem. Ref: North 1994: 226.
The coin has a defined crease along the axis of one of the pairs of reverse cross arms suggesting that the coin had been folded at some point. It is not clear whether the coin was straightened by the finder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 1.31 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2007 - Friday 31st August 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ASHMBD421
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: Oxford
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3c (N 988)
Obverse description: Front-facing, crowned bust
Obverse inscription: [...]RICVS R(E)X
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing the inscription, groups of 3 pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: WIL/(LEM)/ONO/XON
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: Childrey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |
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