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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-2C0ECB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval silver cut farthing of Henry III (1216-1272), dating to AD 1247-8.
As North (1985: 181) Class 1 a or b, nos. 983/4.
Measurements: 10.1mm radius, 1.1mm thickness, weight 0.42g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1247
Date to: Circa AD 1248
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 0.42 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th August 2019 - Friday 15th November 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 018642
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Cut farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 1, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: S.REX
Reverse inscription: TER
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Urchfont (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU0556
Four figure Latitude: 51.30310049
Four figure longitude: -1.92966281
1:25K map: SU0556
1:10K map: SU05NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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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Find number: WAW-A92698
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Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A Medieval silver voided long cross cut farthing of Henry III (1216-1272 AD), minted at London. Class 1a, 1247-1248 AD. North 983.
Workflow: Awaiting validation
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Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A silver medieval cut long-cross farthing of Henry III. Uncertain moneyer, uncertain mint (AD 1247-1248; Class 1; North 983-4).
Workflow: Awaiting validation
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