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Description: | Silver voided long cross penny, of Henry III, Class Vb, 1251-1272. The obverse shows the facing bust of the king with a crown made up of a band with a pellet at either end and three pellets attached by lines in the centre. He is holding a sceptre in his right hand, and has round eyes, three pellets on the forehead, and two curls containing pellets on either side of the head . It reads HENRICU[S REX] III., starting at 10 o'clock with no initial mark, N&R ligated, and a small crescent stop after III. The R is wedge tailed. The reverse shows a voided long cross with pellet terminals, a pellet in the centre and three pellets in each quarter. It reads NIC/OLE/[ON C]/ANT (moneyer Nicole, Canterbury). The A&N are ligated. (see North Vol I & Wren). Diameter 18.8mm, weight 1.41g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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