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Medieval coin : Short-cross cut halfpenny probably of Henry II.
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Cambridgeshire County Council, Helen Fowler, 2021-06-07 11:38:57
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Medieval coin : Short-cross cut halfpenny probably of Henry II.
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English: A Medieval silver short-cross cut halfpenny probably of Henry II (AD1154-1189). The obverse shows a crowned head facing with five hair curls visible on the right. The obverse legend reads [RI]CVS.R. There is a pellet between the S and R and the pellet at the base of the sceptre is just visible before the cut. The reverse shows quatrefoils in the remaining two quarters. The reverse legend reads +W[...]ON.LVN with a cross pattee initial mark. This coin is a Class 1b1, dating to AD1180-1182. The moneyer is Willelm of London. The diameter is 17.2mm, thickness is 0.8mm, weight is 0.48g and die axis is 11 o'clock.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 1180 and 1182
date QS:P571,+1180-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1180-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1182-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 976848
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1145062
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1145062/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/976848
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