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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-7E4843
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver cut half of a voided long cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), Class 3b or 3c (1248-1250), struck at the Newcastle mint. The moneyer's name is not present, but the men operating from the Newcastle mint at the time of Class III were Roger, Adam, Henri and Ion (North, 1994, Vol.1, p.226, nos.987-988) and there is room for 5 letters so the moneyer is either Roger or Henri. The obverse is cut vertically through the crowned head, but the star initial mark is visible above the central fleur of the crown. There is a apostrophe after the numerals III and a stop before it but not a colon. There is no sceptre.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1248
Date to: Exactly AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.55 g
Diameter: 14.75 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st May 2019 - Friday 31st May 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2a
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
Mint or issue place: Newcastle
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3b (N 987)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing without sceptre
Obverse inscription: *[hENRICUS RE]X.III'
Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [ROG/ERO]/NNE/WEC
Initial mark: Star
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Week St. Mary (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX2496
Four figure Latitude: 50.73687579
Four figure longitude: -4.49557697
1:25K map: SX2496
1:10K map: SX26NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
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 | p.226 | nos.987-988 | |
| Wren, C.R. | 1993 | The Voided Long-Cross Coinage 1247-1279: Henry III & Edward I | Herne Bay | Plantagenet Books | pp.52-53 | Class IIIb-c |
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