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Unique ID: BUC-A82797
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A medieval silver cut half penny of John (1199-1216) dating to 1204/5-c.1209. Class 5b. Minted in London by the moneyer Beneit. North volume 1, page 221, number 970.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1204
Date to: Circa AD 1209
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.7 mm
Width: 8.3 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 28th September 2017
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Other reference: AYBCM 4772
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5b2 (N 970 ii)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HENR [...] EX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with four pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: BENEIT [...]
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP7134
Four figure Latitude: 51.99991186
Four figure longitude: -0.96720605
1:25K map: SP7134
1:10K map: SP73SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | Page 221 | Number 970 |