SWYOR-877114: SWYOR-877114 Medieval Coin

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-877114

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A hammered silver coin dating from the Medieval period: a penny of Henry IV (AD 1399 - 1413), Heavy Coinage, Early style, mint of York, dating from 1399 - 1412. See North (1991) number 1350 on page 66. The coin has a diameter of 17.69mm, a thickness of 0.79mm, and weighs 0.95g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1399
Date to: Exactly AD 1412

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.79 mm
Weight: 0.95 g
Diameter: 17.69 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 19th September 2019 - Thursday 19th September 2019

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Ruler/issuer: Henry IV of England
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry IV, Heavy coinage (N 1347 - 1351)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing; long neck and square chin
Obverse inscription: [HE]NRIC x REX x [A](NGLIE) [...]
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend with quatrefoil at the centre and a central pellet; three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: CI[VI/TAS]/EBO/RACI
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Cawood (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5637
Four figure Latitude: 53.82625944
Four figure longitude: -1.15072123
1:25K map: SE5637
1:10K map: SE53NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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
Wren, C.R.	1995	The English Long-Cross Pennies: 1279-1489. Edward I to Henry VII	Herne Bay	Plantagenet Books

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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