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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-6C2763

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete medieval penny of Henry VI (r,1422-61) from the Calais mint, annulet issue c.1422-30. Mintmark : cross pattee. Scuffed, cracked and flan damaged. Obverse: facing crowned bust hEnRICVS x [RE]X x AnGLIE (with double saltire wordstops) Reverse : long cross with three pellets in each quarter and annulets in two of the quarters VIL / LAx / CAL / IS (N.1432)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1422
Date to: Circa AD 1430

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.45 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 22nd November 2017

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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: Facing crowned bust
Obverse inscription: hEnRICVS x [RE]X x AnGLIE
Reverse description: long cross with three pellets in each quarter and annulets in two diagonaly opposite quarters
Reverse inscription: VIL/LAx/CAL/ISx
Initial mark: cross pattee
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Sandwich

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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