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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-8554C8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval silver penny, probably of Henry III. The moneyer is SIMVN (Simon) of Canterbury. Probably Class 6c, 1216-1272.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1216
Date to: Circa AD 1272
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 18 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
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 6c3 (N 976/3)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, sceptre in left hand. Narrow head with feathered beard, two curls to either side, all with pellet centre
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS R/EX
Reverse description: Voided short cross, quatrefoil in angles
Reverse inscription: SIMVN.ON.CANT
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)
To be known as: Wrangle area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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