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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-1674F4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An extremely worn and clipped 15th-century silver medieval halfpenny possibly of Henry VI or Edward IV (1422 - 1483). This coin has been pierced at 4 o clock on the obverse.
Notes:
The coin has been pierced, indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure (under Treasure Act 1996). However, coins dating after AD1180 with similar piercings are also known in hoards of currency, suggesting that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins, and not all coins were pierced to convert them into objects such as pendants. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was regarded as a coin or as another type of object at the time that the coin was deposited.
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 1483
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.33 g
Diameter: 13.15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th October 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E3094
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, not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [...] REX
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS]/LOn/DOn
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
Parish or ward: Ropley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6533
Four figure Latitude: 51.092636
Four figure longitude: -1.07322
1:25K map: SU6533
1:10K map: SU63SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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