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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-351AC1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Long cross penny of a later medieval ruler, possibly Henry VI first reign (1422-1461), York mint, annulet issue of 1422-1427, perhaps clipped to achieve the value of a halfpenny.
Obverse description: Facing bare-shouldered bust, big hair, bifoliate crown whose ornaments appear to touch; broken annulet or crescent on breast.
Obverse inscription: [---]GLIE
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each angle, central quatrefoil with pellet in middle.
Diameter: 15.6mm, Weight: 0.59gms
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 1422
Date to: Exactly AD 1427
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.59 g
Diameter: 15.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 25th November 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM44512
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: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry VI, First reign, Annulet (N 1431 - 1433)
Obverse description: Facing bare-shouldered bust, big hair, bifoliate crown whose ornaments appear to touch; annulet, broken annulet or crescent on breast
Obverse inscription: [---]GLIE
Reverse description: Long cross, three pellets in each angle, central quatrefoil with pellet in middle.
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: East Markham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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