DOR-FB8755: Medieval coin: Penny of Henry VI

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COIN

Unique ID: DOR-FB8755

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A penny of Henry VI. Mascle stop visible on the reverse.
Initial mark: Cross IIIb
Reference: North Volume II, 1451iii or 1466i.
Date: 1427 - 1434
Diameter: 18.80 mm
Weight: 0.65g
Die axis: 8

Class: Penny

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1427
Date to: Circa AD 1434

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.65 g
Diameter: 18.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st August 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCMS 021783

Materials and construction

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

Numismatic data

No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
To be known as: Fifehead Magdalen

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: DOR
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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