½ Penny - John Short Cross type; class 5b

Features

Issuer	England (United Kingdom)
King	John (1199-1216)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1205-1207
Value	½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency	Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Composition	Silver
Weight	0.51 g
Diameter	11 mm
Shape	Half circle
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 412602

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Obverse

Crowned bust facing, holding sceptre, legend around.

Note: hair of single (or parallel) crescents left and right

Script: Latin

Lettering: + ҺЄNRICVS RЄX

Unabridged legend: Henricus rex

Translation: King Henry

Reverse

Voided short cross with four pellets in each angle within inner circle, legend around.

Script: Latin

Comments

House of Plantagenet (1154-1399), John (1199-1216), Short Cross coinage, silver cut halfpenny, possibly class 5b.

All issues bear the name of John's father Henry, numerous moneyer and mint name variations exist.

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 halfpennies are known in England from Anglo-Saxon times (c. 750s) until Edward I introduced round farthings and halfpennies in 1279.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1205-1207)

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