½ Penny - John Short Cross type; class 5a2
Features
| Issuer |
England
(United Kingdom)  |
|---|---|
| King |
John (1199-1216)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1204-1205 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.60 g |
| Diameter | 11 mm |
| Shape | Half circle |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 510524 |
| References | Sp# 1350B Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). |
Obverse
Crowned facing bust with sceptre to the left, legend around.
Note: reversed S, circular curls left and right (2 or 3 each side) containing single pellets, cross pommee as initial mark on reverse
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: hENRIC
Lettering (regular font): HENRIC
Unabridged legend: Henricus Rex
Translation: King Henry
Reverse
Voided short cross with quatrefoils of pellets in angles within inner beaded circle, moneyer and mint name around.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Mints
| Bury St Edmunds, England (1042-1166,1205-1377) | |
| Canterbury, England (757-1272,1457-1649) | |
| Carlisle, England (1100-1272) | |
| Chichester, United Kingdom (924-1216) | |
| Durham, England (1154-1547) | |
| Exeter, United Kingdom (871-1099,1625-1702) | |
| Ipswich, England (1066-1272) | |
| Lincoln, United Kingdom (890-1279) | |
| London, United Kingdom (650-1279) | |
| Lynn, modern-day King's Lynn, United Kingdom (1205-1218) | |
| Northampton, United Kingdom (955-1272) | |
| Norwich, United Kingdom (924-1265, 1696-1697) | |
| Oxford, England (871-1272, 1625-1649) | |
| Rochester, United Kingdom | |
| Shrewsbury, England (924-1272, 1625-1649) | |
| Winchester, England (871-1272) | |
| York, England (1066-1702) |
Comments
House of Plantagenet (1154-1399), John (1199-1216), Short Cross coinage, Class 5a2 (1204-05).
All issues bear the name of John's predecessor Henry, numerous moneyer and mint name variations exist.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1204-1205) | |||||||||||||||
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