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COIN
Unique ID: SF-BBBEF8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and somewhat clipped silver hammered penny of Henry III, dating c. 1217-1222. Class 7a, moneyer Simun (Simon) at the mint of Canterbury.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1217
Date to: Circa AD 1222
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.31 g
Diameter: 17.97 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 26th August 2018
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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 III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7a (N 978)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, sceptre held in right hand
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS R/EX
Reverse description: Voided shortcross quartering coin, quatrefoil in each angle within inner pelleted border
Reverse inscription: +SIMVN ON CANT
Initial mark: Cross pattee
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Bury St Edmunds
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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