Record ID: IOW-0BF50B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval silver short cross cut halfpenny of John (1199-1216), minted by Adam at London. Class 5b-5c, 1207-1210 (North 1994: 221, refs: 970-971). Obverse: hENRIC[VS REX]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre. Reverse: ADA[ ]VNDE (ND ligated); Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant. Diameter: 18.7m. Weight: 0.67g. DA=12:12. North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Friday 13th April 2018
Last updated: Sunday 15th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.