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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-6885B5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Penny of Henry III - Class 7b struck by the moneyer Joan at the mint in Canterbury C. AD 1236
North: 936
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1236
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.37 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
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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 7b (N 979)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing - almond shaped eyes and slightly dishevelled beard
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Short cross divides the field with four pellets in each quarter. in the inscription the A is rectangular in shape with a central bar
Reverse inscription: IOAN ON CANT
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: worfield
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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