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COIN
Unique ID: BH-A52661
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a contemporary forgery of a gold noble of Henry VI's first reign. Approximately one third of the coin survives. The core is made of a lead-alloy, while the plating is of a tarnished yellow metal, presumably containing some gold. The designs are well executed and copy Henry VI's Annulet issue of 1422-1427.
Dimensions: 25.1mm long (remaining diameter), 0.7mm thick. Weight: 2.3g.
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1422
Date to: Exactly AD 1427
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 2.3 g
Diameter: 25.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st February 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 13/7 - 3
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Secondary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Noble
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Gold noble: Henry VI, First reign, Annulet (N 1414 - 1416)
Obverse description: [King standing on ship, facing], holding shield.
Obverse inscription: H/ENRIC DI [GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC DNS HYB] (trefoil stops)
Reverse description: Triple-stranded cross, ('h') at centre; each arm terminates in crown-like symbol with central lis; in each angle, a triangle of pellets, lion passant guardant above, surmounted by crown; double arched tressure surrounding.
Reverse inscription: [IHC AVTEM TRANSIEN]S PER MEDI[UM ILLORR IBAT] (annulet stops)
Initial mark: Not on flan.
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Cottered
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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