Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-368EAB
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver farthing of Henry V or VI? mint unknown, 1413-1461.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1413
Date to: Circa AD 1461
Quantity: 1
Height: 12 mm
Thickness: 0.25 mm
Weight: 0.32 g
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th October 2014 - Sunday 19th October 2014
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry IV - Henry VI (first reign)
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: facing crowned bust, small eyes large crown
Reverse description: long cross and pellets which merge.
Reverse inscription: CIVI[...]
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK6707
Four figure Latitude: 52.6565956
Four figure longitude: -1.01093743
1:25K map: SK6707
1:10K map: SK60NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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