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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-A41EB1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval silver cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272) dating to 1242-1247.
Short cross issue, Class 8Bc, as North (1980:181) no 982c. Minted at Canterbury by Iohan.
Measurements: 19.1mm diamter, 0.9mm thickness, 0.78g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1242
Date to: Circa AD 1247
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 0.78 g
Diameter: 19.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd July 2019 - Wednesday 2nd October 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 018655
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 8c (formerly 8b3: N 981/3)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HEN[...]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with cross pommee in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [..]AN[OR][...]OH
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
To be known as: Broadhembury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1980 | English Hammered Coinage: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600-1272 | London | Spink & Son London |
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