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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-674ED4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Hammered silver short cross penny, Henry II (1154-1189). Class 1a* (1180-1189). Obverse: facing portrait with sceptre, (hENRICVS.R)EX. Reverse: short cross [...]LELM.ONC[...]. Moneyer Willelm at Canterbury. Mint possibly incorrect as should be London or Northampton for this Moneyer and this class according to Wren (1992).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1189
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 1ab (class 1a*) (N 962/1)
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Stockbridge (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3137
Four figure Latitude: 51.13144249
Four figure longitude: -1.55835116
1:25K map: SU3137
1:10K map: SU33NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 |
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