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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-6F0DAC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver cut half of a short cross penny of John (1199-1216), Short cross coinage, Class 5b2 (1205-1207), Exeter mint, moneyer Iohan, Mass 1494.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1205
Date to: Exactly AD 1207
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 0.55 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 27th February 2018 - Tuesday 27th February 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: Exeter
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5b2 (N 970 ii)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing holding sceptre in right hand with top left curl and pellet visible
Obverse inscription: hE[NRICVS R]EX
Reverse description: short cross with quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: [IOhAN.]ON.ECCE
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Endellion (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW9978
Four figure Latitude: 50.56708904
Four figure longitude: -4.83965934
1:25K map: SW9978
1:10K map: SW98NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass, J.P. | 2001 | Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles: The J.P. Mass Collection. English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 | London | British Academy | pl.55 | no.1494 |
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