Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-8B62C4
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A complete cut silver Cut Halfpenny of Henry III (AD 1216-1272). Class Vb. Voided long cross reverse with three pellets in each quadrant. Minted by Randvlf in Bury St. Edmunds. AD 1250-1256.
Length: 15.40mm, Width: 7.36mm, Thickness: 0.57mm, Weight: 0.3g.
North Vol I, P 227, No 992.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1256
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.4 mm
Width: 7.36 mm
Thickness: 0.57 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Bury St. Edmunds
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5b (N 992)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hE[NRICVSREX/III]
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [RAN/DVL/]FON/SED
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP5965
Four figure Latitude: 52.27998758
Four figure longitude: -1.13660734
1:25K map: SP5965
1:10K map: SP56NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1963 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 227 | 992 |