CORN-B92DE4: obverse of long-cross penny of Henry VI

Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
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COIN

Unique ID: CORN-B92DE4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Silver penny of Henry V (1413-1422), Type G, Class F with mullet to left of crown and trefoil to the right on obverse, minted in York with quatrefoil in centre of reverse, North 1403, Spink 1788.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1413
Date to: AD 1422

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th July 2004

Personal details

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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 with mullet to left of crown and trefoil to right
Obverse inscription: +hENRIC DI G[RA RE]X ANG
Reverse description: Long cross pattée dividing legend with three pellets in each angle and quatrefoil at centre of cross
Reverse inscription: [CIVI]TAS EBORACI
Initial mark: illegible
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hayle (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW5638
Four figure Latitude: 50.191633
Four figure longitude: -5.41985
1:25K map: SW5638
1:10K map: SW58SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

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 58, No.1403
Spink and Son Ltd 2008 Coins of England & The United Kingdom, 43rd Edition London Spink 175, No.1788
Wren, C.R. 1995 The English Long-Cross Pennies: 1279-1489. Edward I to Henry VII Herne Bay Plantagenet Books 108, York F

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Audit data

Recording Institution: CORN
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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