Unidentified shortcross halfpenny...

[Mr_Stephen 0]

Sadly not a great deal to go on re: the reverse. VGK? VCV? Not even sure where to begin on trying to identify mint or moneyer here. I do think that the name displayed is the moneyer as opposed to mint, though. I think the final letter of the semi circle is 'O' as in 'ON'. Can anyone help with this at all...?

[TomGoodheart 403]

I think your V is part of an M and the G/C an E, making it []MER ? AIMER ON LUND? Henry II?

That double barred N should be a clue, but it's really not my area, I'm afraid.

Edited March 15, 2013 by TomGoodheart

[HistoricCoinage 147]

As Richard says, most likely +AIMER: ON: LVNDE.

The moneyer and double-barred obverse N suggests Richard I, class 3.

[TomGoodheart 403]

OOh! Richard the Lionheart? Nice!

[HistoricCoinage 147]

OOh! Richard the Lionheart? Nice!

Quite possibly.

[Peckris 579]

OOh! Richard the Lionheart? Nice!

Richard the brutal terroriser of French towns, never in his own kingdom, "lionised" by later generations, and a right bastard by all accounts

[TomGoodheart 403]

OOh! Richard the Lionheart? Nice!

Richard the brutal terroriser of French towns, never in his own kingdom, "lionised" by later generations, and a right bastard by all accounts

Yeah, that too! But from a numismatic perspective ...

[Mr_Stephen 0]

Thanks for the ID. As Aimer minted for both Henry and Richard, I'm assuming it's the double-barred N that leads us to the Richard era moreso?

And yes, Richard was a right sod (and not a very geographically British king) but he was a coin I never expected to be able to afford - similar connotations to a Richard III or Henry VIII or somesuch, i.e. Very Famous!

[HistoricCoinage 147]

The moneyer and double-barred obverse N suggests Richard I, class 3.

I'm assuming it's the double-barred N that leads us to the Richard era moreso?

Yes.