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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-949DA8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval silver long cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Willem at Canterbury. Class 5c2, 1253-1256 (North 1994: 227, ref: 993).
Obverse: hENRICVS REX III; Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: WIL/LEM/ONC/A[ ] (EM ON ligated); Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant.
Diameter: 18.0mm. Weight: 1.37g. DA=12:6-7.
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.
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 1253
Date to: Exactly AD 1256
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.37 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd September 2016 - Thursday 22nd September 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-8-65
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: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 5c (N 993)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX III
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: WIL/LEM/ONC/A[ ] (EM ON ligated)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 227 | 993 |
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