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1/2 Penny - Henry III Short Cross type
| Issuer | Kingdom of England |
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| Year | 1216-1247 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Mint | London Mint |
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Henry III inherited the throne at nine years old in 1216, and the Short Cross coinage he continued had already been running, largely unchanged, since Henry II introduced it in 1180. The deliberate policy of retaining the name HENRICVS on dies across multiple reigns — to avoid the expense of a complete re-die — means attributing pieces to specific monarchs requires careful attention to stylistic details rather than the inscription itself.
Halfpennies of this period were cut from penny flans rather than struck as discrete coins, which accounts for the dramatic weight variation seen across survivors.