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COIN
Unique ID: SF-2DA174
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver Medieval cut halfpenny of Richard I-John of England, short voided cross, uncertain class, dating to AD 1180-1215. Mint of Rhuddlan, uncertain moneyer. The coin is bent and dented.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1215
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.84 mm
Width: 10.37 mm
Thickness: 0.98 mm
Weight: 0.47 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 21st April 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Mint or issue place: Rhuddlan
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: Crowned facing bust.
Obverse inscription: [hENRIC]VS R[EX]
Reverse description: Short voided cross, quatrefoil of four pellets in angles.
Reverse inscription: [...]RVLA+
Initial mark: []
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Barham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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