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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-83CE05
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval silver long cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Henri at London. Class 5b2, 1250-1256 (North 1994: 227, ref: 992/2).
Obverse: hENRICVS REX III; Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: hEN/RIO/NLV/DEN (EN EN ligated); Voided long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant.
Diameter: 17.7mm. Weight: 1.31g. DA=12:7.
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 1250
Date to: Exactly AD 1256
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.31 g
Diameter: 17.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 8th September 2017 - Friday 8th September 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-7-317
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: Long cross class 5b (N 992)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX III
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: hEN/RIO/NLV/DEN (EN EN ligated)
Die axis measurement: 7 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: 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 | 227 | 992/2 |
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