NARC-15B3F4: NARC-15B3F4 : Halfpenny : Richard I

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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-15B3F4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete silver cut Halfpenny of Richard I (AD 1189-1199). Class 4a*. Short cross reverse with quatrefoil in each quadrant. Uncertain moneyer and mint. AD 1194.

Length: 17.86mm, Width: 9.57mm, Thickness: 0.71mm, Weight: 0.7g.

North Vol I, P 220, No 966.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1194

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.86 mm
Width: 9.57 mm
Thickness: 0.71 mm
Weight: 0.7 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Richard I of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 4a* (N 966)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HE[NRICVSR]EX
Reverse description: Short cross with quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [???]◦ON◦[???]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Wicken (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7439
Four figure Latitude: 52.04446611
Four figure longitude: -0.92243611
1:25K map: SP7439
1:10K map: SP73NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1963	English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd	220	966

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Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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