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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-3FFDE8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval silver penny of John (1199-1216), dating from 1205-10.
North (1980:179) Class 5e no. 969 (a), cross pommee initial mark. Minted at London by Ilger.
18.9mm in diameter, 0.8mm thick, weight 1.3g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1205
Date to: Circa AD 1210
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th August 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 017599
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5a2 (N 969)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Short voided cross pommee with a cross pommee saltire in each quarter
Reverse inscription: ILGER.LUND
Initial mark: Cross pommee
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: South Hams (District)
Parish or ward: Buckland-Tout-Saints (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX7546
Four figure Latitude: 50.30066862
Four figure longitude: -3.75649575
1:25K map: SX7546
1:10K map: SX76SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | 179 |
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