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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-9FD77A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cut halfpenny of Henry III dating from AD1258-1270. Class 5g (late variety) minted by Willem of London.
Obv: [hENRICVS] REX/III
Rev: [WIL]/LEM/ONL/[VND]
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1258
Date to: Circa AD 1270
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.84 mm
Weight: 0.65 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 16th December 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 177
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5g (N 997)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hENRI[CVS II]I
Reverse description: voided long cross with pellets in angles
Reverse inscription: [WIL]LEM/ON/L[VND]
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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