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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-F9E02E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver medieval halfpenny of Henry VI. Calais mint. Initial cross V. Leaf-Mascle issue (AD 1434-1435; North 1481).
On the reverse there appears to be a mark (pinecone) after SIE, in which case this is a mule of Leaf Mascle obverse with Pinecone Mascle reverse - Alistair Wardle.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1434
Date to: Exactly AD 1435
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.35 g
Diameter: 13.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013
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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, Leaf issue, mascle stops (North: Leaf-Mascle (N 1480, 1481))
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing. Leaf on breast.
Obverse inscription: [hENRIC ... R]EX ANGL
Reverse description: Long cross pattée dividing legend. Three pellets in each angle. One mascle stop in inscription between L and L.
Reverse inscription: V[IL]/.LA. / C[ALI]/SIE
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: West Lindsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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