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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-D5DD91
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn Medieval silver short cross cut halfpenny of Henry II (1154-1189). Short cross class 1c, dating to the period c.1185-c.1189. Probably minted at London by Ravl. North (1994) no. 964.
Measurements: 18.84mm in length (original diameter), 11.28mm wide, 0.92mm thick and 0.71g in weight
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1189
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.84 mm
Width: 11.28 mm
Thickness: 0.92 mm
Weight: 0.71 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 1c (N 964)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, with sceptre dividing legend
Obverse inscription: +hE[NRICVS.]R/EX
Reverse description: Voided short cross with quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: +RAVL.O[N.LVND]
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (District)
Parish or ward: Burmarsh (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR0732
Four figure Latitude: 51.05003367
Four figure longitude: 0.95198315
1:25K map: TR0732
1:10K map: TR03SE
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 |
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