Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-2288E7
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete silver halfpenny of Henry IV (AD 1399 to AD 1413), issued as part of the Heavy Coinage between AD 1399 and AD 1412. Mint: London. Withers Type 4.
Diameter: 15.0 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1399
Date to: Circa AD 1412
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th February 2014
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry IV of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Henry IV, Heavy coinage, Withers type 4
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust. Offset neck. Narrow face. Bifoliate crown
Obverse inscription: hENR[ ]REX ANGLIE
Reverse description: long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: plain cross
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SJ7137
Four figure Latitude: 52.92961554
Four figure longitude: -2.43285718
1:25K map: SJ7137
1:10K map: SJ73NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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