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Unique ID: WMID-D80CF3
Object type certainty: Certain
A silver medieval penny of Henry VI's annulet issue dating from 1422 to 1427, minted in Calais, North number 1432.
Obverse legend HENRICVS REX ANGLIE.
Reverse legend VILLA CALIS.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Exactly AD 1422
Date to: Exactly AD 1427
Dimensions and weight
Thickness: 0.81 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 16.57 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: Calais [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1351 - 1509 [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Penny: Henry VI, First reign, Annulet (N 1431 - 1433) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, annulets by neck
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX ANGLIE
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend, three pellets in each angle, annulet between pellets in two angles.
Reverse inscription: VIL/LA CAL/IS
Reverse mintmark: VIL/LA CAL/IS
Initial mark: Cross 2
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial data
Region: East Midlands
County: Leicestershire
District: Hinckley And Bosworth
Parish: Osbaston
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SK4104
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 1 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: Sunday 4th September 2011
Personal details
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Recorded by: Dr Tom Brindle
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Identified by: Dr Tom Brindle - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Wednesday 11th January 2012
Updated: Wednesday 18th January 2012
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