Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-D133A5
Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval silver farthing, possibly of Henry VI?
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1422
Date to: Circa AD 1471
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.41 g
Diameter: 12 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Farthing: Henry VI, First reign, not further defined
Obverse description: small crowned facing bust
Reverse description: long cross and joined pellets
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP4295
Four figure Latitude: 52.55123193
Four figure longitude: -1.38201528
1:25K map: SP4295
1:10K map: SP49NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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