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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-47D5A7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Silver short cross penny of John (1199-1216), mint of London, Class 6b2 (c.1214-c.1215) with narrow face and pointed chin and no chin pellet

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1214
Date to: Circa AD 1215

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.39 g
Diameter: 18.7 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 24th January 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Short cross voided with quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: +ILGER ON LVND

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW5841
Four figure Latitude: 50.219387
Four figure longitude: -5.393793
1:25K map: SW5841
1:10K map: SW51SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	165, Plate XVI, Fig.7,	No.975
Wren, C.R.	1992	The Short-Cross Coinage: 1180-1247. Henry II to Henry III	Herne Bay	Plantagenet Books	57

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Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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