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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-4A5946
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver halfpenny of probably Henry VI, measuring 12-14mm in diameter and weighing 0.45g (7.0gn). The coin is slightly clipped, worn with a granular surface, perhaps a contemporary copy.
Obverse: Crowned bust facing
+HENRIC[
Reverse: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
CIVI TAS LON DON
Mint: London, 1427-30
Ref: cf. North 1453
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
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th September 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: WHM 1299
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VI, First reign, Plain Issue (N 1453)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: +HENRIC[
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS LON DON
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Marden
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 | 1453 |
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