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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-546623
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval silver short cross cut farthing of John (1199-1216), minted by Arnaud, Hernaud or Renaud at Canterbury, Norwich or York. Class 5, 1204-1210 (North 1994: 221, refs: 968/4-971).
Obverse: [hENRI]CVS [REX]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: [ ]NAV[ ]; Short cross voided with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.
Length: 10.0mm; width: 9.6mm. Weight: 0.33g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1204
Date to: Exactly AD 1210
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 10 mm
Width: 9.6 mm
Weight: 0.33 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th August 2019 - Sunday 18th August 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2019-7-290
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: John of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 5, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRI]CVS [REX]
Reverse description: Short cross voided with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [ ]NAV[ ]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
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 | 221, refs: 968/4-971 |
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