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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-7387C3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cut short cross halfpenny of Henry III dating from c. AD1222-29. Class 7b1, minted at Canterbury by an unknown moneyer.
Obv: hE[NRICVS R/E]X
Rev: +[... ON]CANTE
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1222
Date to: Circa AD 1229
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.65 g
Diameter: 17.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 9th December 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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
Type: Short cross class 7b (N 979)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hE[NRICVS R/E]X
Reverse description: voided short cross with pellets in angles
Reverse inscription: +[... ON]CANTE
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Allerdale (District)
To be known as: Cockermouth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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