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COIN
Unique ID: SF-1F4135
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete (cut half) medieval penny of Henry III, dating to the period AD 1248-50. Class 3. Minted by Henry of uncertain town.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.13 mm
Weight: 0.67 g
Diameter: 18.35 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st May 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing. Only top of head visible. Legend begins at 12 o'clock
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX III
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing the legend with three pellets in each quarter. E and N ligated.
Reverse inscription: hEN/RIC/[...]
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Southolt
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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