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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-305FF5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval silver penny of Richard I (1189-1199) dating to AD 1189-1191.
As North (1985: 178) no. 965, Class 2. Minted at Canterbury by Ulard.
Measurements: 19.7mm diameter, 1.27mm thickness, weight 1.27g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1189
Date to: Circa AD 1191
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.27 mm
Weight: 1.26 g
Diameter: 19.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 12th August 2019 - Monday 11th November 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 018638
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Richard I of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 2 (N 965)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS[...]
Reverse description: Voided short cross with quatrefoil in each angle
Reverse inscription: CANTO VLA[...]
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Teignbridge (District)
Parish or ward: Bickington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX7972
Four figure Latitude: 50.53522161
Four figure longitude: -3.70874895
1:25K map: SX7972
1:10K map: SX72SE
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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