WMID-F1E3E5: Medieval coin: penny of Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-F1E3E5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A medieval silver penny of Henry III (1216-1272). Voided long-cross Class 3b (North 987) dating to AD 1248-1250. Minted by Willem at Wilton. North (1994, 226). Overall dimensions: Diameter 17.97mm and 1.43gms in weight.

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: 1.42 g
Diameter: 17.97 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th January 2019

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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: Wilton Castle
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX III
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: WIL/LEM/ONW/ILT
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Mavesyn Ridware (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK0817
Four figure Latitude: 52.75055917
Four figure longitude: -1.88291791
1:25K map: SK0817
1:10K map: SK01NE
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

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	987

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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