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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-99DB40
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very clipped and flan damaged Medieval silver farthing of Henry VI first reign (1422-1461), Rosette Mascle issue, dating to the period 1427-1430 AD minted at Calais, Withers (2003) type RM.1, North (1991) 1456.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: For inclusion in British Numismatic Journal ‘Coin Register’
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1427
Date to: Circa AD 1430
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.51 mm
Weight: 0.2 g
Diameter: 8.89 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th June 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Calais
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Farthing: Henry VI, First reign, Rosette-Mascle (N 1455, 1456)
Obverse description: Crowned facing bust, rosettes and mascles in legend
Obverse inscription: +hEnRIC.REX.AnGL
Reverse description: Long cross divided legend, three pellets
Reverse inscription: VIL/.LA/CAL/.IS
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Sandwich
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 | |||
| Withers, P. and Withers, B.R. | 2003 | Halfpennies and Farthings: Henry IV, V and VI | Llanfyllin | Galata Print |
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