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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-0055BC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval silver long cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Willem. Class 3b, 1249 (North 1994: 226, ref: 987).
Obverse: [hENRI]CVS REX [III]; Crowned bust facing without sceptre.
Reverse: WIL/LEM/[ ]/[ ] (EM ligated); Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant.
Diameter: 17.7mm. Weight: 0.49g. DA=12:2-3.
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 1249
Date to: Exactly AD 1249
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.49 g
Diameter: 17.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th November 2018 - Sunday 18th November 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-2-153
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing without sceptre
Obverse inscription: [hENRI]CVS REX [III]
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: WIL/LEM/[ ]/[ ] (EM ligated)
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
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: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 226, ref: 987 |
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