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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-E0CBDC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An almost complete and worn Medieval silver cut halfpenny of Henry II (1154-1189). "Tealby" Cross-crosslets type (1158-1180), not further defined (North 1994: 216-217, refs: 952-961).
Obverse: [ ]; Crowned bust facing wearing armour and mantle with sceptre in right hand.
Reverse: [ ]; Large cross potent with small cross potent in each angle.
Length: 18.3mm; width: 8.9mm. 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 1158
Date to: Exactly AD 1180
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.3 mm
Width: 8.9 mm
Weight: 0.61 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 27th December 2019 - Friday 27th December 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2020-1-1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: N 952-61 (Cross-and-Crosslets (Tealby): uncertain class)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing wearing armour and mantle with sceptre in right hand
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: Large cross potent with small cross potent in each angle
Reverse inscription: [ ]
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.
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 | 216-217 | 952-961 |
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