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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-ED5463
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval silver short cross cut halfpenny of John (1199-1216), minted at London. Class 5b1, 1205 (North 1994: 221, ref: 970).
Obverse: hENR[ICVS REX]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: [ ]ON·LVN; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.
Length: 16.3mm; width: 8.7mm. Weight: 0.52g. DA=12:4.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1205
Date to: Exactly AD 1205
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.3 mm
Width: 8.7 mm
Weight: 0.52 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th May 2019 - Sunday 12th May 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2019-7-181
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5b1 (N 970 i)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENR[ICVS REX]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [ ]ON·LVN
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 221, ref: 970 |
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