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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-666660
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn silver Medieval 15th-century halfpenny of Henry VI (first reign), Trefoil and leaf issue, saltire stops, London mint (North 1500; 1438 - 1443 AD)
Notes:
This record was made at a rally and may thus fall below our usual standards of recording
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1438
Date to: Exactly AD 1443
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.38 g
Diameter: 13.45 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th September 2010 - Sunday 19th September 2010
Rally details.
This object was found at Urchfont 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 61
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
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, Trefoil-Leaf issues, saltire stops (North: Trefoil issue (N 1500))
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HENRIC REX ANGLI
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
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: Urchfont
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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