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Description: | A contemporary forgery of a cut halfpenny of Henry III or Edward I. This is a copper-alloy forgery of the silver voided long-cross cut halfpenny, genuine issues of which date from 1247 to 1279. Wren (1993: 68-69) suggests that such coins were made in Continental Europe, particularly in Westphalia (modern day Germany).The surfaces are corroded in places. It measures 18.3mm in diameter, 0.8mm thick and weighs 0.59g.
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