1 Farthing - Henry III Short Cross type; class 8a

Features

Issuer	England (United Kingdom)
King	Henry III (1216-1272)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1216-1247
Value	1 Farthing (1⁄960)
Currency	Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Composition	Silver
Diameter	10 mm
Thickness	1 mm
Shape	Quarter circle
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 412592
References	Sp# 1357A Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). , North# 981/1 Jeffrey James North. English Hammered Coinage. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Segment of crowned facing bust with sceptre to the left, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: [Һ]ЄNRI[CVS RЄX]

Unabridged legend: Henricus rex

Translation: King Henry

Reverse

Segment of voided short cross with quatrefoils of pellets in angles within inner beaded circle, moneyer and mint name around.

Script: Latin

Mint

London, United Kingdom (650-1279)

Comments

House of Plantagenet (1154-1399), Henry III (1216-72), Short Cross coinage (1216-47), Class 8a, Silver cut farthing.

Uncut penny struck at London or one of the regional mints c. 1216-47.

Medieval coins were cut into halves and quarters to provide fractional denominations without the need to strike new coins. It is thought these were generally cut at the mint, although it is also likely to have happened during transactions. Cut farthings are known in England from Anglo-Saxon times (c. 750s) until Edward I introduced round farthings and halfpennies in the new coinage of 1279.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1216-1247)

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