BUC-25995B: Medieval coin: cut half penny of Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: BUC-25995B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver medieval cut half penny of voided long cross type, of Henry III (AD 1216-1272) dating to 1248-1250. Class 3c, mint of London. North 1991, volume I, page 226, number 988.

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: 18.4 mm
Width: 9 mm
Weight: 0.69 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 21st February 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 4952

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
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3c (N 988)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [...] CVS REX: [...]
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [...] ONL/VND
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Kingsey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7406
Four figure Latitude: 51.7478201
Four figure longitude: -0.92950788
1:25K map: SP7406
1:10K map: SP70NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date find submitted for recording
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	page 226,	number 988.

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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