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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-E55434
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Silver Penny of Henry VI (1422-1461), Type: Pinecone - Mascle dated 1430-1434 struck at the mint in Calais. Initial crosses IIIb (obverse) V (reverse)
North 1465
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1430
Date to: Circa AD 1434
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.86 g
Diameter: 18.2 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: HFD Entry Form No: HFDMG 2714
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Calais
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry VI, First reign, Pinecone-Mascle (N 1464 - 1467)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing - crown formed with high central lis bi-foliate side fluers and pointed ornaments which all conjoin forming a band of annulets. Mascule stop between X and A
Obverse inscription: hE[NRICVS R]EX ANGLIE
Reverse description: Long cross divides the coin and the inscription; in each divided quarter are three well spaced pellets
Reverse inscription: VIL[LA CA]LISIE
Initial mark: Cross IIIb
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Weobley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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