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Unique ID: NMS-A63E47
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver long cross halfpenny of Henry VI, first coinage, leaf-pellet issue. London mint. North 1512. Circa 1445-1454 AD.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1445
Date to: Circa AD 1454
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 14 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th July 2016 - Thursday 7th July 2016
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SMR reference number: 29693
Other reference: GC
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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, Pellet-Leaf issue (North: Leaf-Pellet issue (N 1512))
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing. Leaf on bust, pellet either side of crown
Obverse inscription: [hENRIC REX ANGL]I
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LO[N/DON]
Initial mark: Cross IIIb
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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