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COIN
Unique ID: DENO-BC9FC1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval coin; silver halfpenny of Henry VI first reign, London mint, leaf issue with saltire stops (Withers p.38, North 1492), 1435-8. Diameter 12.9mm, weight 0.39g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1435
Date to: Exactly AD 1438
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 14.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Monday 26th November 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E7707
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VI, First reign, Leaf issue, saltire stops (North: Leaf-Trefoil (N 1492))
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with leaf on breast
Obverse inscription: hENRIC REX ANGL (saltire stops)
Reverse description: Long cross with 3 pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Rushcliffe (District)
To be known as: Gotham Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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