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COIN

Unique ID: SF-7C0404

Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete silver Medieval halfpenny of Henry VI, probably first reign, c.1422-1461 AD. Half of the coin is missing due to old breaks.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1422
Date to: Circa AD 1461

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.23 g
Diameter: 12.58 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st February 2014

Personal details

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VI, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within an inner circle, nothing by the crown
Obverse inscription: hEnR[]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the legend, three pellets in each angle of the cross, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/[]/[]
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Snetterton

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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