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COIN

Unique ID: DEV-6D5BDC

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete medieval silver penny of Henry III (1216-1272), dating to 1248-1250.

North (1991: 182) Type 3b. Minted by Henri, probably at London.

23.4mm diameter, 5.1mm thick, weight 0.86g, missing approximately 25% of the left part of the obverse face, from the 10 o'clock to the 6 o'clock position.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1251
Date to: Exactly AD 1272

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.1 mm
Weight: 0.86 g
Diameter: 23.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th November 2018 - Monday 25th November 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC Receipt 017606

Materials and construction

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

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: Long cross class 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, no sceptre
Obverse inscription: HENR[....]
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: RIO
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Mid Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Burlescombe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST0617
Four figure Latitude: 50.94474835
Four figure longitude: -3.33938111
1:25K map: ST0617
1:10K map: ST01NE
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.	1980	English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272	London	Spink & Son London	182

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

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