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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-E53BF2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver penny of John or Henry III probably dating to AD 1207 to 1217. Short cross, probably class 5c-6. Minted by Walter probably at London. North (1994:221-22) nos. 971 or 974/1 - 976/3. The coin is chipped where the X would have been in the inscription.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1207
Date to: Exactly AD 1217
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.32 g
Diameter: 18.59 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st June 2018 - Tuesday 25th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Receipt: SCC019943
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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
Type: Short cross classes 5-8, not further defined
Obverse description: Unclear bust
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS RE[X]
Reverse description: Short voided cross pommee with small pommee saltires in each quarter
Reverse inscription: + (W)[ALT]ER . ON . LV
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
To be known as: Shute
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 221-22 | 971, 974/1-976/3 |
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