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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-DEEE2E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete but bent Medieval silver penny of Henry II (1154-1189), minted by Herbert at Winchester. "Tealby" Cross-crosslets type. Bust A2 (no trefoil by hand), 1158-1161 (North 1994: 217, ref: 952/2).
Obverse: [HEN]RI REX ANGL; Crowned bust facing wearing armour and mantle with sceptre in right hand.
Reverse: + hERBERT[ ]NCS; Large cross potent with small cross potent in each angle.
Diameter: 19.5mm; width: 15.9mm. Weight: 1.36g.
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: Circa AD 1158
Date to: Circa AD 1161
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 15.9 mm
Weight: 1.36 g
Diameter: 19.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th January 2020 - Sunday 12th January 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2020-1-18
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry II of England
Mint or issue place: Winchester
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: N 952.2 (Cross-and-Crosslets (Tealby): A2)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing wearing armour and mantle with sceptre in right hand
Obverse inscription: [HEN]RI REX ANGL
Reverse description: Large cross potent with small cross potent in each angle
Reverse inscription: + hERBERT[ ]NCS
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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 | 217 | 952/2 |
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