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COIN

Unique ID: SF-C56CF4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Cut half penny, voided long cross type Class Vb, Henry III, dated 1250-ca.1256. Minted in Canterbury, moneyer uncertain. [l-c5b]

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1256

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.71 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: Facing crowned bust with sceptre left, annulet eyes.
Obverse inscription: [ ]RICVS REX, wedge tailed 'R' and distinctive 'X.'
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant.
Reverse inscription: [ ]/[ ]/CA/NT 'A' is distinctive and double barred.

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Isleham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
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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Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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