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COIN
Unique ID: DENO-F087E1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval Coin: Complete halfpenny of Henry VI. Probable pinecone/mascle issue minted AD.1422-1461. London mint.
Coin Reference: North number 1468.
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: 0.5 g
Diameter: 13.65 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E7610
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, Pinecone-Mascle (N 1468, 1469)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: +hENRIC' REX ANG (pinecones & mascle as legend breaks)
Reverse description: Long cross with 3 pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: Cross Fleury
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Chapel St Leonards Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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