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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-CC0B3C
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval silver cut farthing of Henry II (1154-1189). Class 1a, 1180 (North 1994: 220, ref: 962).
Obverse: [hEN]RIC[VS REX]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: [ ]ER·ON[ ] (Roman E); Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.
Length: 9.1mm; width: 9.1mm. Weight: 0.33g.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1180
Date to: Exactly AD 1180
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 9.1 mm
Width: 9.1 mm
Weight: 0.33 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th September 2018 - Sunday 16th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-1-286
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 1a (N 962)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: [hEN]RIC[VS REX]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [ ]ER·ON[ ] (Roman E)
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
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 | 220, ref: 962 |
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