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COIN

Unique ID: SF-ABDB17

Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Medieval halfpenny of Henry VI, Leaf Trefoil issue, as Withers and Withers (2003: p. 39) LT.1a, c.1435-1438 AD.

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: Circa AD 1438

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.44 g
Diameter: 12.94 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st August 2015

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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, trefoil stops (North: Leaf-Trefoil (N 1492, 1493))
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, leaf on breast, within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: +hEnRIC(trefoil)REX(double saltire)AnGL
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the legend, three pellets in each angle of the cross, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: C[]I/TAS/LOn/[]
Initial mark: Plain cross
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Blythburgh

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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