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Unique ID: IOW-3F802C
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval silver long cross cut farthing of Henry III (1216-1272), minted at Canterbury or Carlisle. Class 2-3, 1248-1250 (North 1994: 226, refs: 985/1-988/1).
Obverse: hE[ ]; Crowned bust facing without sceptre.
Reverse: [ ]/[ ]/ONC/[ ] (ON ligated); Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant.
Length: 8.4mm; width: 8.0m. Weight: 0.22g. DA=12:4.
North, J. J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1248
Date to: Exactly AD 1250
Quantity: 1
Length: 8.4 mm
Width: 8 mm
Weight: 0.22 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th May 2019 - Sunday 19th May 2019
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Other reference: IOW2019-7-185
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross classes without sceptre (1-3), not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing without sceptre
Obverse inscription: hE[ ]
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [ ]/[ ]/ONC/[ ] (ON ligated);
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 226, refs: 985/1-988/1 |