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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-F948D5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A clipped medieval silver penny of Henry VI, first reign (1422-1461). Annulet issue (North 1432) dating to 1422-1427. Mint of Calais. North (1991, 75).
The coin measures 18 mm in diameter. It is perforated for possible reuse as an item of jewellery. The piercing is through the obverse, at about 7 o'clock.
Notes:
The coin has been pierced, potentially indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure (under Treasure Act 1996). However, coins dating after AD1180 with similar piercings are also known in hoards of currency, suggesting that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins, and not all coins were pierced to convert them into objects such as pendants. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was regarded as a coin or as another type of object at the time that the coin was deposited.
Evidence of reuse: pierced
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1422
Date to: Exactly AD 1427
Period of reuse: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 18 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Calais
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry VI, First reign, Annulet (N 1431 - 1433)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, annulets by neck
Obverse inscription: HEnRI[C] REX [An]GLI, saltire stops
Reverse description: Long cross pattee with three pellets in each quarter; annulets in two quarters
Reverse inscription: VIL/LA/ CAL/[...], double saltire stops
Initial mark: Cross II
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: South Hams (District)
Parish or ward: South Huish (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX6840
Four figure Latitude: 50.24521
Four figure longitude: -3.852636
1:25K map: SX6840
1:10K map: SX60NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 75 | 1432 |
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