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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-460797
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A medieval silver penny of Henry V (1413-1422). Probably Class F (probably North 1403), dating to 1413-1422. Minted at York.
The coin is broken in two places across the upper surface, and is otherwise very worn and bent. It measures 16.7mm in diameter, 0.7mm in thickness and weighs 0.74g. Just under c. 80% survives of the original flan.
Notes:
This find was recorded at a rally and therefore the identification or photograph may fall below our usual standards.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1413
Date to: Exactly AD 1422
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.7 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.74 g
Diameter: 16.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 15th September 2012 - Saturday 15th September 2012
Rally details.
This object was found at Timeline Detection, Evercreech (2012)
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Rally Ticket 92
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry V of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry V, Class F (N 1398, 1403)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing forward (trefoil to the right of the crown)
Obverse inscription: [...RE]X ANG[L...]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend, with three pellets in each quarter; quatrefoil with pellet at the centre
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS]/ EBO/(RACI)
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
Parish or ward: Milton Clevedon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST6536
Four figure Latitude: 51.12220703
Four figure longitude: -2.50147161
1:25K map: ST6536
1:10K map: ST63NE
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 1403 |
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