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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-A82D65
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A clipped and worn Medieval silver penny of Henry VI (1422-1461), minted at York.
Rosette-Mascle issue, 1427-1430 (North 1991: 76, ref: 1451iii) or Pinecone-Mascle issue, 1430-1434 (North 1991: 77, ref: 1466i).
Obverse: hENRICVS[ ]; Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown (mullet to right of crown, worn mark to left of crown)
Reverse: [ ]; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross
Diameter: 16.4mm. Weight: 0.74g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1427
Date to: Exactly AD 1434
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.74 g
Diameter: 16.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th January 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2013-1-29
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry VI, First reign, Rosette-Mascle (N 1449 - 1452)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown (mullet to right of crown, worn mark to left of crown)
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS[ ]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
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 | 76, 77 | 1451iii; 1466i |
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