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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-1637D4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Half Groat of Henry VI, dating 1422 to 1461. The coin is in good condition with slight wear on the surface. The obverse has a crowned facing bust with an annulet to either side of the neck within a tressure of nine arches. The reverse has a long cross pattee dividing the legend into four, with three pellets in each angle. The reverse inscription is in two concentric circles, the inner circle shows the coin was from a Calais mint. The coin has a dull grey patina with some silver showing through on the raised areas. The coin measures 21.88mm in diameter, 0.72mm in thickness and it weighs 1.78 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1422
Date to: Circa AD 1461
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.72 mm
Weight: 1.78 g
Diameter: 21.88 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Calais
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: Facing crowned bust within a tressure of nine arches. An annulet is positioned to either side of the neck.
Obverse inscription: hENRICxDIx[----]GDIxREXx
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend into four quarters with three pellets in each angle and inscription is in two concentric circles
Reverse inscription: Outer circle possibly: +POSVIxDGVM:ADIVTOR[---]VX
Inner Circle: VILLA CALIS
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