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Unique ID: SOM-90F561
Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval silver penny of Henry III (AD 1216-1272) dating between 1248-1250. Voided long cross class 3c. Minted by Nicole at London. North (1994, 226) no.988
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
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 1.28 g
Diameter: 19.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 22nd December 2018 - Friday 22nd March 2019
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Other reference: SCC Receipt 018366
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3c (N 988)
Obverse description: Crowned head facing, traces of neck, no sceptre
Obverse inscription: +hENRICVS [REX] III
Reverse description: Voided Long cross dividing the legend with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: [NI]C/OLE/ ON L/[VND]
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1963 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |