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1 Farthing - Henry III Short Cross type, class 8a
| Issuer | English Monarchy |
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| Year | 1216-1247 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | This quarter-circle farthing, struck as one quarter of a silver penny, displays on its segment the crowned facing effigy of King Henry III rendered in the crude but vigorous hammered style characteristic of early 13th-century English coinage. The king's crowned head occupies the upper arc of the fragment, with the simplified facial features and flat crown typical of the Short Cross series class 8a. Partial Latin legend in Lombardic lettering runs along the straight cut edges and curved rim, reading [Һ]ЄNRI[CVS RЄX], identifying the monarch. The field below the bust bears pellet or annulet ornaments consistent with the class 8a die style. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, as expected of a hand-struck piece cut from a larger hammered penny flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | [Һ]ЄNRI[CVS RЄX] (Translation: King Henry) |
| Reverse description | The reverse of this quarter-circle farthing presents a segment of the characteristic Short Cross design, showing one quadrant of the standard voided short cross with crosslets at the terminals, enclosed within an inner circle. The quadrant contains a trefoil or fleur-de-lis ornament in the central field, consistent with the class 8a reverse die arrangement. Partial Latin legend in Lombardic lettering is visible along the curved rim, representing a fragment of the moneyer's and mint name that would appear in full on the complete penny. The surface shows the flat, slightly irregular striking typical of hammered silver farthings of this period, with natural die wear and flan irregularities. |
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