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COIN
Unique ID: BH-70F016
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfpenny of Henry VI. First reign, Rosette-Mascle issue, minted at Calais, 1427 - 1430.
Diameter: 13.5mm; thickness: 0.2mm; weight: 0.48g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1427
Date to: Exactly AD 1430
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.2 mm
Weight: 0.48 g
Diameter: 13.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st September 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 13/147 - 4
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Calais
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VI, First reign, Rosette-Mascle (N 1453, 1454)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing.
Obverse inscription: hENRIC REX [AN]GL
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: VIL/LA/CAL/IS
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
To be known as: Charwelton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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