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    King Henry III Silver Farthing Henri of Canterbury

    King Henry III Silver Farthing Henri of Canterbury

    Ancient-Jewellery
    $27 (approx conversion from £22)
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    About this item

    This is a medieval silver farthing of King Henry III, struck at the Canterbury mint between 1247 - 1272 AD. 

    Obverse: HENRICVS REX "King Henry" Legend around crowned facing portrait, with sceptre in right hand.

    Reverse: HENRI.ON.CANTE "Henri of Canterbury"

    This coin started life as a penny, but it was necessitated in trade to chop the coins into smaller fractional denominations as halfpennies and farthings. These coins were legal tender and a halfpenny was simply a penny cut in half, whilst farthings (four things) were divided into four parts. 

    DENOMINATION: Farthing

    CULTURE: Medieval England

    MONARCH: Henry III

    DATE: 1216 - 1272 AD

    MATERIAL: Silver

    SIZE: 8mm x 9mm 

    WEIGHT: 0.33 grams

    ATTRIBUTION: Spink 1356B

    PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection, in Cambridgeshire.

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    Additional Information

    Code

    12260 (AB-128210)

    Period

    Pre 1600, Middle Age, Medieval

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    Ancient-Jewellery

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