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COIN

Unique ID: NARC-158ED0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver halfgroat of Henry VI. Calais mint.

Obverse: Bust facing. Annulets at neck. HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL [ ]

Reverse: longcross VIL/LA /CAL/IS

Reference: Spink 1840

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1422
Date to: Circa AD 1461

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.63 g
Diameter: 23 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

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: Bust facing. Annulets at neck.
Obverse inscription: HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL [ ]
Reverse description: longcross
Reverse inscription: VIL/LA /CAL/IS
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Preston Capes (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP5863
Four figure Latitude: 52.262115
Four figure longitude: -1.151607
1:25K map: SP5863
1:10K map: SP56SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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