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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-08E4B2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval silver penny of Henry V (1413-1422), minted at York. Class G, 1413-1422 (North 1991: 71, ref: 1404). Obverse: hENRICVS [ ]; Crowned bust facing (hollow neck and armpits), mullet to left, trefoil to right of crown Reverse: CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant (quatrefoil at centre of cross)
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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 1413
Date to: Exactly AD 1422
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.83 g
Diameter: 16.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 14th September 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-2-328
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry V of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry V, Class G (N 1399, 1404, 1407)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing (hollow neck and armpits), mullet to left, trefoil to right of crown
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS [ ]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant (quatrefoil at centre of cross)
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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 | 71 | 1404 |
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