IOW-8AE6D2: Medieval Coin: Penny of Henry II or Richard I

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COIN

Unique ID: IOW-8AE6D2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete and worn Medieval silver short cross penny of Henry II (1154-1189) or Richard I (1189-1199), minted by Osber. Class 1a-2, 1180-1190 (North 1994: 220, refs: 962-965).

Obverse: [hE]NRIC[VS REX III]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre.

Reverse: OSBER·O[ ]; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant.

Diameter: 19.6mm. Weight: 1.08g. DA=12:7.

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 1180
Date to: Exactly AD 1190

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.08 g
Diameter: 19.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th October 2019 - Wednesday 16th October 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2019-7-382

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 1a (N 962)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre
Obverse inscription: [hE]NRIC[VS REX III]
Reverse description: Voided short crosswith a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: OSBER·O[ ]
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
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: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Club rally
Current location: Finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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	962-965

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Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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