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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-9C06E9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver penny of Henry VI dating from AD1422 to 1427. Annulet issue, cross II or V/none. Minted at Calais. North (1993:74) no.1432. The coin has breaks down one side that has removed c.15% of the flan.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1422
Date to: Exactly AD 1427
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.71 g
Diameter: 17.12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Monday 13th June 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 016995
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Calais
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry VI, First reign, Annulet (N 1431 - 1433)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing. Annulets by neck.
Obverse inscription: [hENRI]CVS RE[X AN]GLIE
Reverse description: Long cross pattee diving the legend. In each angle three pellets with annulets in upper right and lower left quarters.
Reverse inscription: VIL[/LA] / CAL/[SIE]
Initial mark: coss II or V / none
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Ilminster CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |
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