Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-B59FA7
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Medieval halfpenny of Henry VI (AD 1422-1461), dating to AD 1434-1438 with leaf on breast. London mint. North (1991) vol 2. No.1480 or No 1492. The coin is damaged and partially missing.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1434
Date to: Circa AD 1438
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.48 mm
Weight: 0.2 g
Diameter: 12.73 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2016 - Thursday 30th June 2016
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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, not further defined
Obverse description: bust facing with leaf on breast
Obverse inscription: HENRIC [REX ANGL]
Reverse description: long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI[TAS] LONDON
Initial mark: cross
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TF2340
Four figure Latitude: 52.94330227
Four figure longitude: -0.17101127
1:25K map: TF2340
1:10K map: TF24SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
No references cited so far.