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Description: | A complete (although slightly clipped) struck/ hammered silver short cross penny of Henry II, minted by Aimer/ Eimer/ Heimer or Fil Aimer in London between AD 1180 - c. 1189 (diameter: 16.5mm; thickness: 0.5mm; weight: 0.8g). This coin can be classified as a Class 1 (probably Class 1a or 1b), as noted by North, page 220, ref nos 962-4 and Wren, pages 40 & 43-5. The coin is in a worn but fair condition. Ref: North, J, J, 1994, 'English Hammered Coinage Volume I: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c. 600 - 1272', page 220, ref nos 962-4. Ref: Wren, C, R, 1992, 'The Short-Cross Coinage 1180 - 1247: Henry II to Henry III: An Illustrated Guide to Identification', pages 27-32, 35, 40 & 43-5. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1180
1189 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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