BH-AAF763: Medieval coin: shortcross penny of Henry ??

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Unique ID: BH-AAF763

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Continental imiatation of a silver sterling of Henry III (Class 5) minted by Nicole of London. It was produced in the Low Countries most likely in Brabant during the AD 1250s-60s. The obverse legend reads hENR[IC]VS REX [III?] with the letter N reverse barred and ligate with the letter R, letter C is not visible but may be reversed. The eyes appear to be oval. There are some obverse dies with a reversed C. The reverse reads as HIC/OIE/DNB/ANT. There is a bar to the right of the upright of the I joining onto the letter E and the D could be a reversed C as there is a die with a reversed C. It may be the same dies as 5.106 listed in Churchill and Thomas (2012) page 229.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1270

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th April 2016

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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 II - Henry III
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross or long cross, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust with sceptre
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Voided long cross, three pellets in each field
Reverse inscription: HIC/OIE/DNB/ANT

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Milton-under-Wychwood (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP2517
Four figure Latitude: 51.85103875
Four figure longitude: -1.63845535
1:25K map: SP2517
1:10K map: SP21NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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