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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-E37B3C
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete and worn Medieval silver short cross penny of Richard I (1189-1199), minted at London. Class 4a, 1194-1200 (North 1994: 220, ref: 968/1).
Obverse: [h]EN[RICVS REX]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre.
Reverse: [ ]LVN[ ]; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.
Length: 13.7mm; width: 12.1mm. Weight: 0.61g.
North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
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 1194
Date to: Exactly AD 1200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.7 mm
Width: 12.1 mm
Weight: 0.61 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 9th August 2019 - Friday 9th August 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2019-7-304
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 4a (N 968/1)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: [h]EN[RICVS REX]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [ ]LVN[ ]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 220, ref: 968/1 |
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