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COIN
Unique ID: BH-DCAA0A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver voided short cross cut half penny of John of England (Class 6a1) dated to the period of c.AD 1210 and c.AD 1213. Mint of London.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1210
Date to: Circa AD 1213
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.63 g
Diameter: 9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th April 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 6a1 (N 974/1)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hE[NRICVS R/]EX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with four pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: +AB[EL ON L]VNDE
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Lamport (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7876
Four figure Latitude: 52.3764964
Four figure longitude: -0.85561259
1:25K map: SP7876
1:10K map: SP77NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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