Anyone any good with cut halfpennies??

[jacobvs]

Hi, I'd really appreciate some help with the attached if at all possible.

I think I can make out the H for HENRICVS on the obverse, so I'm thinking Henry III longcross???

The reverse looks a bit weird - double struck maybe?

If any one can help with confirming its ID that would be great. Anything else including class, mint etc would be a bonus! 

Many thanks in advance

James

[jacobvs]

Hi all,

Just for the record, I managed to get an independent ID of the attached from personnel working with the PAS database, where I've since recorded it.

They identified it as a Henry III cut halfpenny, probably a class 5(c?), possibly minted by Gilbert in Canterbury. Date probably c1253-6

Obverse: Kings head facing, probably with sceptre in right hand.  HENRICVS REX III around. Note that legend starts immediately above sceptre at about 10 o'clock. N & R in HENRICVS are also ligated (joined together).

Personally, I still can't decipher anything much of the reverse legend but, if correctly identified, should be something like GILBERT ON CANT or similar.

Hope of some help!

Best regards,

 

James

[Coys55]

On 4/2/2026 at 9:53 PM, jacobvs said:

Hi all,

Just for the record, I managed to get an independent ID of the attached from personnel working with the PAS database, where I've since recorded it.

They identified it as a Henry III cut halfpenny, probably a class 5(c?), possibly minted by Gilbert in Canterbury. Date probably c1253-6

Obverse: Kings head facing, probably with sceptre in right hand.  HENRICVS REX III around. Note that legend starts immediately above sceptre at about 10 o'clock. N & R in HENRICVS are also ligated (joined together).

Personally, I still can't decipher anything much of the reverse legend but, if correctly identified, should be something like GILBERT ON CANT or similar.

Hope of some help!

Best regards,

 

James

If it's Gilbert on Canterbury then the full reverse legend would read either GIL/BER/TON/CAN or, if the moneyer's name was spelt Gillebert, GIL/LEB/ERT/ONC

So directly to the left of the cross should be L, R (or B), N (or T) or C, although I can't honestly say I can make out anything.

On the obverse, starting at the far left,  I think I can see an E and the ligated NR and would agree it is a class 5 which would imply the presence of a sceptre off-coin.