Record ID: IOW-199AD4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval silver short cross cut farthing of John (1199-1216) or Henry III (1216-1272), possibly minted by Ilger at London. Class 5b2-7b c. 1205-c. 1236 (North 1994: 220-223, refs: 970-979). Obverse: [hENRICV]S RE[X] (normal S); Crowned bust facing with sceptre (strokes for the beard). Reverse: [ILG]ER·O[ ]; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant. Length: 9.3mm; width: 8.5mm. Weight: 0.31g. DA=12:1-2. North, J. J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Saturday 24th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.