Gold penny of Henry III

An image of Coin. Penny. Henry III (1216-72), ruler. London mint. Willem, moneyer. Gold, height 22 mm, width 21 mm, weight 2.93 g, 1257. Medieval.

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Coin. Penny. Henry III (1216-72), ruler. London mint. Willem, moneyer. Gold, height 22 mm, width 21 mm, weight 2.93 g, 1257. Medieval.

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Accession Number: CM.2087-2001
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.3 (Windows)
Filesize: 251.79kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2053:01:15 13:54:20

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Plantagenet Early Medieval london mint royalty Monarch gold _WF_OPAC_pending Henry III rulers currency monarchy Henry of Winchester coinage Middle Ages monarchs Fitz_CM Medieval kings _WF_KWD Willem King Henry III money House of Plantagenet legal tender 13th Century _WF_AdOK penny royal coin obverse

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