NARC-D9C674: NARC-D9C674 : cut Halfpenny : Henry III

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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-D9C674

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete silver cut Halfpenny of Henry III (AD 1216-1272). Class IIIa. Voided long cross reverse with three pellets in each quadrant. Minted by Willem in Oxford. AD 1248-1250.

Length: 17.74mm, Width: 9.53mm, Thickness: 0.82mm, Weight: 0.6g.

North Vol I, P 226, No 986.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.74 mm
Width: 9.53 mm
Thickness: 0.82 mm
Weight: 0.6 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 III of England
Mint or issue place: Oxford
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3a (N 986)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hEN[RICVSREX•III'
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [WIL]/LEM/ONO[/XON]
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Stowe IX Churches (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6455
Four figure Latitude: 52.18953788
Four figure longitude: -1.06521806
1:25K map: SP6455
1:10K map: SP65NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1963	English Hammered Coinage: Vol I. Early Anglo Saxon-Henry III, c650-1272	London	Spink and Son Ltd	226	986

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Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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