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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-959D01
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfgroat of Henry VI (1422-1461). Annulet issue, 1422-1427, minted at Calais (North 1429).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1422
Date to: Exactly AD 1427
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.74 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th May 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2010-1-296
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VI, First reign, Annulet (N 1428 - 1430)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a tressure of arches
Obverse inscription: hENRIC DI GRA REX ANGLIE Z H (saltire stops)
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscriptions with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: Outer: POSVI/DEVM/ADIVT/ORE M (I have made God my Helper/inner: VIL/LA/CAL/IS (saltire stops)
Initial mark: Crown 2
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 74 |
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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