NARC-FCC6C5: NARC-FCC6C5 : Penny : Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-FCC6C5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete silver Penny of Henry III (AD 1216-1272). Class Vb-Vc. Long cross reverse with three pellets in each quadrant and a central pellet. Minted by David of London. AD 1251-1252.

The coin has been cut diagonally between 12-4 O'clock removing approx. 1/3.

Length: 18.48mm, Width: 11.84mm, Thickness: 0.98mm, Weight: 0.7g.

North Vol I, P 227, No 992/993.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1251
Date to: Circa AD 1252

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.48 mm
Width: 11.84 mm
Thickness: 0.98 mm
Weight: 0.7 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

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 classes 5b-c, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hE[NRICV]SREX/III
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quadrant and a central pellet
Reverse inscription: [DA:]/VID/ONL/VND
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Norton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP5965
Four figure Latitude: 52.27998758
Four figure longitude: -1.13660734
1:25K map: SP5965
1:10K map: SP56NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1963	English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd	227	992/993

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Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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