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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-C933F7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver medieval halfpenny of Henry VI. Pinecone-mascle issue. Cross IIIb (AD 1430-1434; North 1469).
The coin has been clipped.
Evidence of reuse: Clipped
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1430
Date to: Exactly AD 1434
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 13.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Site 3: 6
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: Calais
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VI, First reign, Pinecone-Mascle (N 1468, 1469)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing.
Obverse inscription: hEnRIC[...] ANG
Reverse description: Long-cross pattée dividing legend. Three pellets in each angle. Pinecone and mascle stops.
Reverse inscription: VIL/[LA] / CEL/IS
Initial mark: Cross IIIb (fleury).
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Sleaford area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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