LEIC-141A11: medieval farthing or halfpenny of Henry VII

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COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-141A11

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval silver farthing or halfpenny of Henry VII, mint unknown, damaged, 1485-89?

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1485
Date to: Circa AD 1489

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 12 mm
Width: 11 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.33 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 17th March 2012

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: facing crowned bust - small head large crown
Obverse inscription: [-]HENRIC (saltaire)
Reverse description: long cross with annulet terminals and pellets
Reverse inscription: n/a

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Blaby (District)
Parish or ward: Kirby Muxloe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK5104
Four figure Latitude: 52.631366
Four figure longitude: -1.247911
1:25K map: SK5104
1:10K map: SK50SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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