Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
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Unique ID: NLM-94B3B7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Silver coin. Halfpenny or farthing, possibly of Henry VI (1422-1461), clipped.
Obverse description: Bare shouldered facing bust with bifoliate crown.
Obverse inscription: (--)?RIC?(--)ANG(--)
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each angle. Legend lost.
Diameter (in excess of): 11.9mm, Weight: 0.34gms
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1422
Date to: Exactly AD 1461
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.34 g
Diameter: 11.9 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th December 2011
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Other reference: NLM19561a
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Halfpenny or farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny or farthing of Henry VI not further defined
Obverse description: Bare shouldered facing bust with bifoliate crown
Obverse inscription: (--)?RIC?(--)ANG(--)
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each angle
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK8074
Four figure Latitude: 53.256985
Four figure longitude: -0.802271
1:25K map: SK8074
1:10K map: SK87SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.