YORYM-1CFD26: Half-groat : Henry V : YORYM-1CFD26

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COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-1CFD26

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete silver half groat of Henry V. Class C. Long cross reverse with three pellets in each quadrant and two fields. London mint. AD 1413-1422.

The coin has been heavily clipped leaving only a minor amount of the legend in the obverse and entirely removing the outer field on the reverse.

North Vol II, P 71, No 1391.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1413
Date to: Circa AD 1422

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.12 mm
Weight: 1.17 g
Diameter: 19.34 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Ruler/issuer: Henry V of England
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Henry V, Class C (N 1391a-b)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with quatrefoils in inner field
Obverse inscription: [hENRIC DI GRA REX ANGLIE Z F]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscriptions with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: [POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREME//CIVI/TAS/LON/DON]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Plompton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE3653
Four figure Latitude: 53.97182317
Four figure longitude: -1.45266984
1:25K map: SE3653
1:10K map: SE35SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1960	English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son	71	1391

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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