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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-C352B4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver penny of Richard I dating to AD 1194 to 1199. Short cross class 4a. Minted by Ulard at Canterbury. North (1994: 220) no.968/1.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1194
Date to: Circa AD 1199
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.21 g
Diameter: 19.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 29th September 2017 - Friday 29th September 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 019845
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard I of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 4a (N 968/1)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing holding sceptre to left
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS R/E[X]
Reverse description: Short voided cross pommee with small pommee saltires in each quarter
Reverse inscription: VL[A]RD . ON . C[A]N
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Hinton Park Estate
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |
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