Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
CC License:
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
Unique ID: WMID-61D31B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: An incomplete silver penny of Henry VI (AD 1422 to AD 1461), of the Annulet issue, struck between AD 1422 to AD 1427. Mint: London. North type 1431.
Diameter: 14.1 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
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 1427
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Diameter: 14.1 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st February 2014
This information is restricted for your access level.
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry VI, First reign, Annulet (N 1431 - 1433)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing. Bifoliate crown
Obverse inscription: hEN[ ]REX ANGL
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter. Annulet in quarters 1 and 3.
Reverse inscription: [ ]TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Cross V (cross with forked ends)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SJ8809
Four figure Latitude: 52.67856447
Four figure longitude: -2.17892566
1:25K map: SJ8809
1:10K map: SJ80NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
No references cited so far.