Plantagenet silver penny

An image of Coinage. Penny, Short Cross class 1b2. Obverse: Crowned bust holding sceptre in right hand. Reverse: Short Cross voided with quatrefoil in each angle. Various rulers (1180-1247). Production Place: York Mint, England. Silver, die axis 280 degrees, weight 1.42 g, circa 1182-1185. Plantagenet Period.

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Coinage. Penny, Short Cross class 1b2. Obverse: Crowned bust holding sceptre in right hand. Reverse: Short Cross voided with quatrefoil in each angle. Various rulers (1180-1247). Production Place: York Mint, England. Silver, die axis 280 degrees, weight 1.42 g, circa 1182-1185. Plantagenet Period.

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Accession Number: CM.1247-2001
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Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Kate Young
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ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 25/1

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