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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-F61F61
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Penny of Henry VI dating from 1430-31. Rosette-mascal issue with saltire stops; minted at Calais.
Obv: [+hEN]RI[CVS REX ANGLIE]
Rev: [VILLA] CAL[IS]
Ref: North 1450
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1430
Date to: Circa AD 1431
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16 mm
Width: 14 mm
Weight: 0.45 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th April 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
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, Rosette-Mascle (N 1449 - 1452)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: [+hEN]RI[CVS REX ANGLIE]
Reverse description: long cross dividing legend with pellets in angles
Reverse inscription: [VILLA] CAL[IS]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Holt
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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