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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-3E5444
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver cut halfpenny of Henry III dating to AD 1248-1250. Long cross voided class 3b. Minted in Winchester by an unclear minter. North (1994, 226) no.987.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1248
Date to: Circa AD 1250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.66 g
Diameter: 16.7 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt no. 18713
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: Winchester
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross classes without sceptre (1-3), not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hENRICV[S REX]
Reverse description: Long voided cross pommee dividing legend with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [...] ON [W]/INC (O and N are ligated)
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
To be known as: Tarrant Crawford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 226 | 985-988 |
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