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A medieval gold salute d'or of Henry VI (AD 1420-1461), Second coinage, dating to AD1422-1453, initial mark: fleur de lis. mint: Saint Lo (Duplessy 443A). Ref: Duplessy 1988.
The coin is worn with the design and inscriptions no longer wholly legible. The edge is chipped.
Measurements: 26.4mm diameter, 0.75mm thickness, weight 3.45g
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1422
Date to: Circa AD 1453
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.75 mm
Weight: 3.45 g
Diameter: 26.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th September 2019 - Tuesday 10th December 2019
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Other reference: SCC Receipt 018633
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of France
Type: French: Salut d'or of Henry VI
Obverse description: Standing figures of Virgin Mary and Angel Gabriel behind shields of France and England, sun rays above, AVE on scroll downwards between
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS: DEI: GRA: FRACORV: Z: AGLIE: REX
Reverse description: Latin cross, lis to left, lion to right, h below, tressure of ten arcs surrounding, lis on each cusp,
Reverse inscription: XPC . VINCIT . XPC . ReGNAT . XPC . ImPeRAT
Initial mark: Fer de moulin
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Duplessy, J. | 1988 | Les Monnaies Francaises Royales de Hugues Capet a Louis XVI (987-1793) | Paris-Maastricht |