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Unique ID: WMID-5231F0
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A complete struck / hammered gold quarter noble of Henry VI (AD 1422 to AD 1461 / AD 1470 to AD 1471), dating to the period AD 1422 to AD 1427 as part of the Annulet coinage issue. EXALTABITVR IN GLORIA reverse type depicting a floriated cross with a lis at the end of each limb; in each angle, a lion passant, guardant; all within a tressure of eight arches. Minted in London. North 1420.
The reverse legend exhibits a spelling error, reading EXALTABIVR as opposed to EXALTABITVR. Spelling errors such as this are not uncommon on coins from this period.
Diameter: 18.28 mm
Thickness: 0.76 mm
Weight: 1.8 g
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1422
Date to: Circa AD 1427
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.76 mm
Weight: 1.8 g
Diameter: 18.28 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 27th April 2013
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Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Quarter noble
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Gold quarter-noble: Henry VI, First reign, Annulet (N 1420 - 1422)
Obverse description: Shield quartered with the arms of England and France within a tressure of eight arches
Obverse inscription: hENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL
Reverse description: Floriated cross with a lis at the end of each limb; in each angle, a lion passant, guardant; all within a tressure of eight arches
Reverse inscription: EXALTABIVR IN GLORIA
Initial mark: lis
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SO8865
Four figure Latitude: 52.283008
Four figure longitude: -2.177326
1:25K map: SO8865
1:10K map: SO86NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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