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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-2B24E4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver halfpenny of Henry VI Date 1470-1471 Diameter 12mm, weight 0.42g Obverse: crowned bust facing forwards Obverse inscription: HENRIC[] Reverse: long cross with three pellets in each angle Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON Mint: London Condition: fine Die axes: 11 o'clock
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1470
Date to: Exactly AD 1471
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.42 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2850
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry IV of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Henry IV, not further defined (N 1352, 1353, 1367)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing forwards
Obverse inscription: HENRIC[…]
Reverse description: long cross with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Monmouthshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Monmouthshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Coberley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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