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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-DC10DD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval voided long-cross penny of Henry III (1216-72), class 3bc (ligated ENR in obverse inscription), struck by Nicole at London and dating to 1248-50.
Reference: North 987/1.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.24 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, no sceptre.
Obverse inscription: [h]ENRICVS RE[X] III (ENR ligated)
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing the inscription.
Reverse inscription: NIC OLE O[NL] VND (ND ligated)
Initial mark: Star.
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Hart (District)
To be known as: Crondall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | 987/1 |
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