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COIN
Unique ID: OXON-4F7D6C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete but clipped Medieval silver penny of Henry III (AD 1216-1272) dating to AD 1216-1217. Short cross probably class 6c3. Minted by Abel at London. North (1994, 222) No. 976/3.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1216
Date to: Exactly AD 1217
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.93 g
Diameter: 16.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st September 2019 - Tuesday 4th February 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OMS receipt 2313
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Short cross class 6c3 (N 976/3)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing potentially three curls on each side, pointed chin long face
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS R/E[X]
Reverse description: Short voided cross pommee with small pommee saltires in the quarters
Reverse inscription: + A[BE]L • ON • LVNDE
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Boarstall CP
Spatial coordinates
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. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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