Record ID: IOW-B1FEB4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval silver long cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Henri at London. Class 5b2, 1253-1256 (North 1994: 227, ref: 992/2). Obverse: hEN[RICVS] REX III; Crowned bust facing with sceptre. Reverse: hEN/RIO/[NLV]/NDE (EN ND ligated); Voided long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant. Diameter: 17.9mm. Weight: 1.12g. 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: Sunday 27th May 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.