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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-E5B244
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A bent medieval short-cross penny of Richard I or John, class 4-5b, struck at London by Willelm, dating to 1195-1207.
Notes:
With thanks to Carl Savage for pinning down the class. He further comments, '[the coin is] most likely class 4 based on the lettering style' (pers. comm. May 2019).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1195
Date to: Circa AD 1207
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.32 g
Diameter: 19.9 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 780
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: Richard I of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 4, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing holding sceptre.
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS R-EX
Reverse description: Voided short cross, quatrefoils in the angles.
Reverse inscription: WILLELM.ON.LVN
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Fareham (District)
Parish or ward: Warsash (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5004
Four figure Latitude: 50.83338071
Four figure longitude: -1.29136612
1:25K map: SU5004
1:10K map: SU50SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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