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COIN
Unique ID: DOR-54AB53
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A short cross penny of Henry III (1216 - 1272) dating to 1217 - 1242, A class 7b. Minted by Terri in London.
Reference: North Volume 1, No.979
Date: Medieval
Diameter: 16.68 mm
Weight: 1.02 g
Die axis: 5
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1216
Date to: Circa AD 1242
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.05 mm
Weight: 1.02 g
Diameter: 16.68 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCMS 017582
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 7b (N 979)
Obverse description: Facing bust, No pellets in hair curls.
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with pellets in the angles
Reverse inscription: TERRI ON [LV]ND
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Tarrant Hinton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST9310
Four figure Latitude: 50.88944159
Four figure longitude: -2.10088937
1:25K map: ST9310
1:10K map: ST91SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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