IOW-3F802C: Medieval Coin: Cut Farthing of Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: IOW-3F802C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

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.

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 1248
Date to: Exactly AD 1250

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 8.4 mm
Width: 8 mm
Weight: 0.22 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th May 2019 - Sunday 19th May 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2019-7-185

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

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

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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Club rally
Current location: Finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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	226, refs: 985/1-988/1

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Updated: 4 years ago

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