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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-38AB94
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a silver long cross penny, half of it missing and clipped round the edge. Very little is visible on the obverse, but the reverse is from the York mint, with a plain quatrefoil in the centre of the cross (without central cross or pellet). None of the letters are legible. This form of reverse belongs to coins minted at York, either in the reign of Henry IV (light coinage 1412-1413) or Henry VI (First reign, 1427-1430) according to Wren (1995, pp.105 & 113).
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: Exactly AD 1412
Date to: Exactly AD 1430
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Diameter: 13.25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st May 2019 - Friday 31st May 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry IV - Henry VI (first reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny, halfpenny or farthing of Henry IV, V or VI
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with later neck
Obverse inscription: Illegible and missing
Reverse description: Long cross with plain quatrefoil in the centre and three pellets in each quadrant.
Reverse inscription: Illegible and missing
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Week St. Mary (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX2496
Four figure Latitude: 50.73687579
Four figure longitude: -4.49557697
1:25K map: SX2496
1:10K map: SX26NW
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wren, C.R. | 1995 | The English Long-Cross Pennies: 1279-1489. Edward I to Henry VII | Herne Bay | Plantagenet Books | pp.105 & 113 |
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