Record ID: CAM-F7B0D6 - MEDIEVAL coin

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Coin

Unique ID: CAM-F7B0D6

Object type certainty: Certain

Sterling penny. Flan damaged and worn in places. Neat slender lettering. Diameter 17 mm, weight 0.72g. Obv: crowned facing bust. –RI--

Rev: long cross with three pellets in each quarter, no other additions to the design. /SI - possibly Bristol? If so, this must be a Henry VI Restoration penny, 1470-1, North 1622/1.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1470
Date to: AD 1471

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 0.72 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (second reign) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: Bristol [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1351 - 1509 [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Penny: Henry VI, Second reign (N 1622, 1622/1, 1623) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Crowned facing bust.
Obverse inscription: -----RI-----
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter, no other additions to the design. Neat slender lettering.
Reverse inscription: ---/--I/SI-/---

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Cambridgeshire
District: South Cambridgeshire
Parish: Melbourn

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TL3643
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 10th October 2008

Personal details

Recorded by: Dr Helen Geake - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Helen Geake - [view all attributed records]

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