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Unique ID: IOW-80C633
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete and worn Medieval silver short cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Osmund at Canterbury. Class 7b, 1222-1236 (North 1994, 223, ref: 979).
Obverse: hENRICVS REX; Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: +OSMVND ON CAN; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.
Diameter: 17.0mm. Weight: 1.31g. DA=12:7-8.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1222
Date to: Exactly AD 1236
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.31 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 28th August 2018 - Tuesday 28th August 2018
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Other reference: IOW2018-7-216
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7b (N 979)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: +OSMVND ON CAN
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 223, ref: 979 |