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COIN
Unique ID: NARC-71ED07
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfpenny of Henry VI, first reign, mint of Calais. (1445 - 1454). Obverse is double-struck.
Alasdair Wardle has identified this coin, and makes the comments: Henry VI Calais halfpenny using Leaf Mascle obverse die muled with Pinecone Mascle reverse die. An extremely rare mule, although these are showing up increasingly as metal detecting finds...(pers.comm. 23.06.14).
Notes:
Many thanks to Alasdair Wardle for his comments.
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1445
Date to: Circa AD 1451
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 21st April 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
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, Leaf issue, mascle stops (North: Leaf-Mascle (N 1480, 1481))
Obverse description: bust facing. Leaf on the breast and a pellet in the legend. Leaf - Mascle obverse die.
Obverse inscription: HENRIC[ ]
Reverse description: longcross. Pinecone - Mascle reverse die.
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS CALAS'
Initial mark: leaf - mascle
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
District: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Podington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP9459
Four figure Latitude: 52.22119817
Four figure longitude: -0.62538045
1:25K map: SP9459
1:10K map: SP95NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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