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COIN

Unique ID: KENT-B7157C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn silver medieval voided long-cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272). Probably Class 3b,. minted c. 1248-1250 at Canterbury by uncertain moneyer. North (1994) no.987.

Measurements: 17.48mm long (original diameter), 8.27mm wide, 0.71mm thick and 0.61g in weight.

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
Width: 8.27 mm
Thickness: 0.71 mm
Weight: 0.61 g
Diameter: 17.48 mm

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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: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: Crowned facing Bust
Obverse inscription: [+hENRICVS.R]EX.[III]
Reverse description: Voided long cross divding legend
Reverse inscription: [___/___]/ONC/[___]
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Denton with Wootton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR2247
Four figure Latitude: 51.17911132
Four figure longitude: 1.17487996
1:25K map: TR2247
1:10K map: TR24NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1994	English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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