Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-0D6074
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Medieval coin; a voided long cross cut half penny of Henry III (AD 1216 - 1272) dating from AD 1248 - 1250, Class 2a - 3c or 4ab. It was minted by Ion at Bury St Edmunds. The coin is 18.3mm long, 9.6mm wide and 0.8mm thick. 0.6g. See North (1994) Volume 1, number 985 - 989.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.3 mm
Width: 9.6 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Sunday 31st December 2017
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Other reference: PAS form number 3194
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Bury St. Edmunds
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3, not further defined
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust
Obverse inscription: [H]ENRICVS R[..]
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: ION ON S[...]
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK5896
Four figure Latitude: 53.45756782
Four figure longitude: -1.12797255
1:25K map: SK5896
1:10K map: SK59NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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