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COIN

Unique ID: SF-F57E98

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn and broken silver hammered halfpenny struck for Henry VI's first reign, possibly dating c. 1430-1434. Possibly a pinecone-mascle issue, mint of London, initial marks illegible. C.f North 1468.

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 1434

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.29 g
Diameter: 13.15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 12th October 2017

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

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, Pinecone-Mascle (N 1468, 1469)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within inner pelleted border
Obverse inscription: [....]C RE[....]
Reverse description: Long cross quartering coin, three pellets in each angle within inner pelleted border
Reverse inscription: C[IVI/TAS]/LON/DON

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Snetterton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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