LEIC-368EAB: Late Medieval silver farthing

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COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-368EAB

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Medieval silver farthing of Henry V or VI? mint unknown, 1413-1461.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1413
Date to: Circa AD 1461

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 12 mm
Thickness: 0.25 mm
Weight: 0.32 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th October 2014 - Sunday 19th October 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

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[...]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Beeby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

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.

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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