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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-348293
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cut Medieval silver half penny of Henry III (1216-1275) dating to AD 1248 to 1250. Voided long cross class 3bc. Minted by Nicole either at London or Lincoln. North (1994, 226-7) no. 987/1.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1248
Date to: Exactly AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.77 g
Diameter: 18.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 7th November 2018 - Thursday 7th February 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 017858
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
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: Crowned head facing with sceptre on right
Obverse inscription: [h]ENRICVS R[/EX/ III], ENR ligated
Reverse description: Long voided cross pommee with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [...]/OLE/ON L/[...], NL ligated
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Lydeard St. Lawrence
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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 | 226-7 |
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