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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-857DD3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval groat of Henry VI first reign (1422-61), annulet issue (1422-27), Calais mint. Reference: North 1424, initial cross II / II. Measures 25.99mm, weighs 3.61g, die axis 7.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1422
Date to: Circa AD 1427
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.61 g
Diameter: 25.99 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th November 2012 - Thursday 7th February 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form 3567
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Calais
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Henry VI, First reign, Annulet (N 1423 - 1427)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches (annulets by neck)
Obverse inscription: + hENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant (an annulet in two quadrants)
Reverse inscription: POSVI / DEVM A / DIVTOR / E MEVM // VIL / LA / CALI / SIE
Initial mark: Cross II
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
To be known as: Preston Candover
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 1424 |
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