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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-0B60E5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete but bent and broken Medieval silver short cross penny of Henry II (1154-1189) minted by Gocelm at Winchester. Class 1c, 1185-1189 (North 1994: 220, ref: 964).
Obverse: hENRICVS REX; Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: + (cross pattée) GOCELM·ON·WINC; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.
Diameter: 21.0mm. Weight: 1.35g. DA=12:9.
When found, the coin was folded through 180° so that the obverse was not visible.
North, J. J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Notes:
Mr Carl Savage has kindly identified this coin.
Evidence of reuse: When found, the coin was folded through 180° so that the obverse was not visible
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1185
Date to: Exactly AD 1189
Period of reuse: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.35 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th April 2018 - Sunday 29th April 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-1-146
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 220 | 964 |
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