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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-8CBC51
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver penny of Henry VI (1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle issue, minted at York, 1427-1430 AD, North 1451iii.
The coin is clipped removing the entire legend.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1427
Date to: Circa AD 1430
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.47 g
Diameter: 12.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd February 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry VI, First reign, Rosette-Mascle (N 1449 - 1452)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, mullet to each side of crown
Obverse inscription: Clipped
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend with quatrefoil in centre, three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: Clipped
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
To be known as: Ashington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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