BUC-A8F403: Medieval coin: cut quarter penny

Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: BUC-A8F403

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A very worn Medieval silver voided long cross cut quarter penny of Henry II or III (r.1154-1272), dating to 1180-1247. Obverse crowned head facing. The surviving legend on the obverse of the fragment is illegible. Reverse short cross voided with four pellets in each angle. The surviving legend is uncertain but an 'N' is legible.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Exactly AD 1247

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 8.2 mm
Width: 8.1 mm
Weight: 0.21 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 23rd March 2017 - Thursday 23rd March 2017

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Ruler/issuer: Henry II - Henry III
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned head facing
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Short cross voided with four pellets in each angle.
Reverse inscription: [___] N [___]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Kimpton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU2749
Four figure Latitude: 51.23954521
Four figure longitude: -1.61461638
1:25K map: SU2749
1:10K map: SU24NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: IOW-54DC17
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A Medieval silver short cross cut farthing of Henry II to Henry III (1154-1272), 1180-1247. Obverse:[ ]CVS[ ]; Crowned bust facing with sc…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: PUBLIC-32F1C2
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A Medieval silver cut farthing (quarter penny), of Henry II to Henry III (AD 1154-1272). Voided short cross uncertain class dating to c. AD 1…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: BUC-A5B12B
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A silver, Medieval, cut halfpenny of Henry II - III, AD.1154-1272, voided short cross, AD.1180-1247, mint uncertain. Obverse, bust of king fa…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.