SWYOR-4B935D: Medieval Coin: cut half short cross penny, Ruddlan mint, Class II group iii

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-4B935D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver Medieval coin; a cut half short cross penny of John (AD 1199 - 1216), of the Ruddlan mint in Wales, Group II, Class iii, dating from AD 1205 - 1210. The moneyer is Simond and the initial cross is a cross pommee. The coin is 18.78mm long, 9.6mm wide and 0.8mm thick. 0.56g. See page 67 of Wren (2006) and compare SF-D2C426. The coin is bent and cracked along the inner border.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1205
Date to: Circa AD 1210

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.78 mm
Width: 9.6 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.56 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st August 2017 - Thursday 31st August 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 3043

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Mint or issue place: Rhuddlan
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5, not further defined
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust holding sceptre
Obverse inscription: H[ENRICV]S R-EX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: SIM(O)ND [...]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Hatfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE6608
Four figure Latitude: 53.56447257
Four figure longitude: -1.00498681
1:25K map: SE6608
1:10K map: SE60NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Wren, C.R.	1992	The Short-Cross Coinage: 1180-1247. Henry II to Henry III	Herne Bay	Plantagenet Books	67

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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