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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-A0A6AA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval silver cut farthing of Henry III (1216-1272) dating to 1249.
North (1991:182) Class 3b no. 987. Minted at Exeter by Ion.
0.5 mm thickness, 0.36g weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1249
Date to: Exactly AD 1249
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.36 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2018 - Monday 11th February 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 018324
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Exeter
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 2, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [...]CVSR[...]
Reverse description: Long cross voided with three pellets in each corner
Reverse inscription: [ON]/ECE
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Teignbridge (District)
Parish or ward: Bickington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX7973
Four figure Latitude: 50.54421056
Four figure longitude: -3.70907391
1:25K map: SX7973
1:10K map: SX73SE
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. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London | 182 |
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