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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-FB3C99
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval silver farthing, probably of Henry VI and dating to the period AD 1443 - 1445. Pellets by crown. Mint of London. Cf. North (1991) number 1525.
Notes:
Recorded from details emailed by the finder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1443
Date to: Circa AD 1445
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.2 g
Diameter: 10 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th May 2020
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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 VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Farthing: Henry VI, First reign, Saltire issues, pellets by crown (North: Cross-Pellet (b) issue (N 1525))
Obverse description: Pellets by crown.
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Mole Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Westcott (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ1449
Four figure Latitude: 51.22881356
Four figure longitude: -0.3687042
1:25K map: TQ1449
1:10K map: TQ14NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 |
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