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Unique ID: DOR-D901F0
Object type certainty: Certain
A halfpenny of Henry VI. The obverse is plain. Mint of London. There is a die error on the reverse where LONDON is rendered instead as DONDON.
Reference: North Vol. II, No, 1453
Date: Medieval - 1427 - 1430
Diameter: 12.34 mm
Weight: 0.42 g
Die axis: 8
Class: Halfpenny
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1427
Date to: Circa AD 1430
Dimensions and weight
Weight: 1.39 g
Diameter: 19.2 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: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: London [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1351 - 1509 [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VI, First reign, Rosette-Mascle (N 1453, 1454) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Facing bust with "bib" chest. Plain cross. Plain obverse.
Obverse inscription: HE[NRIC REX ANG]L
Reverse description: Long cross with pellets in the angles. Die error DONDON for LONDON
Reverse inscription: [CIVITAS] DONDON
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial data
Region: South West
County: Dorset
District: West Dorset
Parish: Puddletown
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SY7796
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 100 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th February 2010
Personal details
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Recorded by: Ms Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen
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Identified by: Ms Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCMS 021756
References cited
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Created:
Wednesday 11th January 2012
Updated: Tuesday 24th January 2012
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