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COIN
Unique ID: SF-24ED09
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Medieval cut halfpenny of Henry II-John of England (AD 1154-1216), short voided cross, unclear group II, 1180-1215. Mint of Rhuddlan; unclear moneyer.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1180
Date to: Circa AD 1215
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.74 mm
Weight: 0.59 g
Diameter: 19.66 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th August 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Mint or issue place: Rhuddlan
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Obverse description: [Crowned facing bust; holding sceptre].
Obverse inscription: [hENRICVS RE]X
Reverse description: Short voided cross; quatrefoil in angles.
Reverse inscription: [...]ON RVLA
Initial mark: []
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Winston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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