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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-875DD5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver halfpenny of Henry IV (1399-1413), Heavy coinage, Withers type 4, no North type equivalent, minted at London, 1399-1412 AD
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1399
Date to: Circa AD 1412
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 13.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th May 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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, Heavy coinage, Withers type 4
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [hE]NRIC [REX AN]GLIE
Reverse description: Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS/ LON]/DO[N]
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: St Ann Without
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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