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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-48940D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A worn Medieval silver cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-72), Long Cross Class 3 (not further defined; 1248-50; North 986-8), mint: Wallingford, Wilton or Winchester, moneyer: unknown. Ref: North 1994: 226; Wren 1993: 28, 50-3.
The coin measures 17.1 mm in length, 8.4 mm in width, and weighs 0.52 g.
Notes:
The surviving reverse inscription ON W could related to either Wallingford, Wilton or Winchester. Unfortunately the following inscription is illegible and may continue the mint name or provide the start of the moneyer's name. As such, it is unclear to which mint this coin belongs.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.1 mm
Width: 8.4 mm
Weight: 0.52 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Oxfordshire & West Berkshire 2505
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, no sceptre.
Obverse inscription: [...] REX III
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing legend with three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: [ ]ON W/[ ] (ON ligated)
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Childrey (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3586
Four figure Latitude: 51.5717889
Four figure longitude: -1.496384
1:25K map: SU3586
1:10K map: SU38NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 |
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