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Unique ID: LIN-A6D755
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver halfpenny of Henry VI, mint of London.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1454
Date to: Circa AD 1460
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.43 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2012
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VI, First reign, Saltire issues, nothing by crown (North: Cross-Pellet (b) issue (N 1524))
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, saltires by neck
Obverse inscription: HEN[ ]
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in angles
Reverse inscription: [ ]DON
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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