BUC-981594: Medieval coin: Penny of Henry V

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COIN

Unique ID: BUC-981594

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver medieval penny of Henry V (AD 1413-1422). Mint of York, standard type G. North 1991 Volume II, page 71, number 1404.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1413
Date to: Circa AD 1422

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.4 mm
Width: 16.5 mm
Weight: 0.78 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th December 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 4598

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry V of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry V, Class G (N 1399, 1404, 1407)
Obverse description: Bifoliate crowned bust facing, with mullet to the left and trefoil to the right of the crown.
Obverse inscription: hENRIC [...] NIE
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter, in the centre a quatrefoil. An annulet in the first quarter.
Reverse inscription: CITI/TASo/EBO/RACI
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Leckhampstead (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7237
Four figure Latitude: 52.0267508
Four figure longitude: -0.95201266
1:25K map: SP7237
1:10K map: SP73NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date find submitted for recording
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1960	English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son	page 71	Number 1404

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

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