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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-BE24F5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver voided short cross penny of John (1199-1216), Wren Class 5bii, dating to 1205-1207, mint: London, moneyer: RICARD T. Ref: Wren 1992: 31, 53, North 2002: 970(ii).
The coin measures 18.6 mm in diameter, and weighs 1.22g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1205
Date to: Circa AD 1207
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.22 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st July 2019 - Sunday 21st July 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 1020
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5b2 (N 970 ii)
Obverse description: Bust facing crowned with sceptre
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS R/EX
Reverse description: Short cross voided with quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: + RICARD . T . ON . LV
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: South Bucks (District)
Parish or ward: Hedgerley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU9688
Four figure Latitude: 51.58269273
Four figure longitude: -0.61586497
1:25K map: SU9688
1:10K map: SU98NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
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 | Page 221 | ||
| Wren, C.R. | 1992 | The Short-Cross Coinage: 1180-1247. Henry II to Henry III | Herne Bay | Plantagenet Books | Pages 31, 53 |
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