Record ID: HAMP-409BD2 - MEDIEVAL coin

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Unique ID: HAMP-409BD2

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Medieval coin: Halfpenny of Henry VI (second reign)

A very worn, incomplete 15th-century silver later medieval halfpenny of Henry VI (second reign), London mint (1470-1471 AD; North 1624; Withers London type 2).

Losses of around a sixth of the circumference up to the inner circle have left a ragged edge at this point.

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 1470
Date to: Exactly AD 1471

Dimensions and weight

Length: 11.1 mm
Width: 10.45 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.22 g
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 (second 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, Second reign, Withers London type 2 (N 1624) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: + [h]E[nRICV DI GRA R]EX
Reverse description: Long cross patty dividing the field into quarters; three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS]/LOn/D[On]
Initial mark: Restoration cross
Die axis measurement: 6 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 East And London
County: Buckinghamshire
District: Aylesbury Vale
Parish: Whitchurch

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP8021
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 8th October 2011

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mr Robert Webley - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Laura Burnett - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: E3224

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