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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-114D6D
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval silver penny of Henry V from the York mint (class D) dating to c.1413-22. Heavily clipped and quite worn. North (1991) no. 1401.
Obverse: facing crowned bust with an annulet to the right of the crown +hE[NRIC REX AN]GL Reverse: long cross with three pellets in each quarter and a quatrefoil with pellet in the centre [CIVI]/TAS/EB[O/RACI]
Diameter 14.5mm, thickness 0.5mm and weight 0.6g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1413
Date to: Circa AD 1422
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 14.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th November 2018
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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 D (N 1397, 1401, 1406)
Obverse description: Facing crowned bust with an annulet to right of crown
Obverse inscription: +hE[NRIC REX AN]GL
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter and a quatrefoil with pellet in the centre
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/]TAS/EB[O/RACI]
Initial mark: Cross pattee
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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