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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-9D3246
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval silver short cross cut halfpenny of John (1199-1216), minted by Walter. Class 5c, 1207-c. 1210 (North 1994: 221, ref: 971).
This coin could possibly be class 6. However, the lettering is small so it is probably a class 5c.
The obverse has a voided short cross instead of a bust!
Obverse: [hEN]RICVS A[ ]; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.
Reverse: [ ]VWALTER [ ]; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.
Diameter: 18.1mm. Weight: 0.56g.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Notes:
Mr Carl Savage has kindly identified this coin.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1207
Date to: Circa AD 1210
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.56 g
Diameter: 18.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th February 2018 - Sunday 4th February 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-1-46
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5c (N 971)
Obverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Obverse inscription: [hEN]RICVS A[ ]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [ ]VWALTER [ ]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 221 | 971 |
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