SUSS-201CD6: Medieval Coin: Silver Halfpenny of Henry VI

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-201CD6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval silver half penny of Henry VI, dating from c. AD 1430-1434. Pinecone-Mascle Issue. Mint of Calais. Withers p. 46, no. PM.3c or 4c. Cf. North 1991 Vol II, p. 77, no. 1469.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1430
Date to: Circa AD 1434

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.53 mm
Weight: 0.53 g
Diameter: 13.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 6th December 2013

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

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 (?) [RE]X (mascle) ANGL
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: VIL (mascle)LA CALI SIE(pinecone)
Initial mark: Cross Type IIIb
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
Parish or ward: Houghton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ0111
Four figure Latitude: 50.88966619
Four figure longitude: -0.56541507
1:25K map: TQ0111
1:10K map: TQ01SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date is that first reported and recorded
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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