Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
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Unique ID: HAMP-8B058B
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete and corroded silver Medieval halfpenny of Richard II (1377-1399). London mint.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1377
Date to: Circa AD 1399
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 13.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd October 2016
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Richard II of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Richard II, not further defined (N 1331a - 1332c)
Reverse inscription: CI[...]/LOn/DOn
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU6906
Four figure Latitude: 50.84941357
Four figure longitude: -1.02122544
1:25K map: SU6906
1:10K map: SU60NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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