Record ID: LEIC-4657E4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Sestertius dating to the period c. 43 to 150AD? The coin is extremely worn.
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-462AE4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman silver Siliqua of Julian II (the apostle), dating to AD 361 to 363. (Reece Period 18). Reverse type VOTIS V MVLTIS X within wreath. Mint of Trier. RIC VIII Trevari 365 Diameter: 17 mm Weight: 1.91 g Die Axis: 5
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-45FF86
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Polden Hill bow brooch, 19mm in length, 23mm wide, with a weight of 6.59g. The brooch has short open wings decorated with vertical ridges which house a spring of 12 coils partly obscured by iron corrosion. It has a D cross sectioned bow which sits on a small rounded platform and tapers sharply. Its lower bow and catchplate are missing.
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-459F7D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Three Roman copper alloy Polden Hill bow brooches, Upper image = 38mm in length, 16mm wide, with a weight of 6.41g. an almost complete brooch, missing its pin, with circular cross sectioned wings and a tapering bow with a raised ridge decorated with transverse incised lines. Lower image, top = 19mm in length, 9mm wide, with a weight of 3.85g. incomplete, small open wings, missing its spring. bottom= 20mm in length, 14mm wide, with a weight of 5.77g. Brooch with intact spring and ridge on upper bow.
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-DCB67A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or early Post Medieval gold poesy ring, 14mm in diameter and 4mm thick with a weight of ? Plain finger ring with a slightly convex, D shaped cross section. It is inscribed on its inner surface with follwoing words, seperated by star like motifs 'IN*TRVST*BE*IVSTE'.
Created on: Thursday 4th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 7th September 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-9D4903
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Greek copper alloy coin of Ptolemy VI, minted in Egypt circa 160BC. Reverse type Dual eagles representing Ptolemy and his brother.
Created on: Monday 1st July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-A1B35E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch. 32mm in length and 15mm in width. It weighs 3.09g. The brooch has a roughly oval shaped head with a flat area behind to house a spring, now missing. The circular cross sectioned bow emerges from the front of the head and curves around, tapering in width. Below the point it has curved is a stylised 'acanthus scroll' decoration consisting of three rounded projections, the central one larger. Below this the plain bow continues to taper and has broken before the catch plate emerges.
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-A14354
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Three Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged type brooch fragments, dating from the period AD 50-100. All of these brooch fragments have short projecting circular cross sectioned wings with hinges. All are partial, with the D shaped cross sectioned bows of each missing their ends. One of the brooch fragments has the remnants of a pin on the back, and the other has a ridge running down the length of the bow. The third brooch has very short wings with significant iron corrosion across its width. Brooch 1 measures 12mm in length, 30mm in width and is 7mm thick. It weighs 6…
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-A0DCBE
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy button and loop fastener, 37mm long, 15mm wide and 10mm thick with a weight of 6.94g. The object is sub triangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It consists of two parts, one is sub triangular in form with a rounded wider edge and is decorated with a central domed projection surrounded by a circular recess. Above this is a triangular terminal, which has a sub triangular projection on its upper surface. Underneath the rounded edge is a sub rectangular cross sectioned shaft which runs downwards for about 6 mm and then turns at ninety degrees before spli…
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-9E82B3
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy strap end, 30mm long, 9mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 3.20g. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section. It consists of a flat triangular shaped plate which has a flat upper edge with a large, centrally placed, circular hole just below. Halfway down this plate there is a step across the object at an angle, suggesting this is an old break and would have formed a second triangular plate to hold the belt/strap. The rest of the object has a semi-circular cross section and a sub triangular shape forming an animal head…
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8FB8F6
Object type: STATUE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy statue fragment, 28mm long, 18mm wide and 13mm thick with a weight of 25.18g. The object is sub rectangular in form and oval in cross section. It appears to be the tip of a human finger or toe with an upwards turning terminal with an incised finger/toe nail. Given its size it must be a fragment of a large, almost life size statue.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8FA3E7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval silver Sovereign penny of Henry VII (1485 - 1509), dating to AD 1485 - 1500. York mint, Archbishop Rotherham issue. North (1991) Volume 1, p 193 no 1727 Diameter: 15 mm Weight: 0.62
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 20th March 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-8F93E7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch, 33mm in length, 14mm wide, 12mm thick with a weight of 11.24g. The object represents the upper half of a brooch. It has a circular shaped and D cross sectioned head which houses a spring of 3 coils. The bow emerges from this and has a D shaped cross section, widening out to accommodate a double raised collar. At this point the object has broken.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-8F629B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Medieval silver halfpenny of Edward IV, second reign (1471 - 1483), dating to AD 1471 - 1476. Minted in Durham for Bishop Lawrence Booth. B to the left of the crown, V on neck and crosses by shoulders. North (1991) Volume 2, p 95 no 1663. Diameter: 15 mm Weight: 0.63 g
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-8F446F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch, 63mm in length, 16mm wide, 8mm thick with a weight of 12.25g. The brooch has a sub rectangular head which is formed of a spring of four coils. Below this it has a curved bow with a D shaped cross section and incised linear border on its outer face. The terminal (toe) turns backwards and has a D shaped cross section and terminates with two flat circular motifs, the outer one slightly smaller, and this terminates in a small sub rectangular knop. The brooch fits Adams type 1c. See SF-FA2893.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8F12A6
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval or Medieval copper alloy strap end, 28mm in length, 10mm wide, 5mm thick with a weight of 3.67g. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section. It is formed of two plates joined at one end. It is largely rectangular in form with tapering sides, but the short joined end has a concave semi-circular form, which appears complete, but may be a worn break and once extended out into a full circle? The object is decorated on one face with a double incised border. The area inside is very worn, but may be an interlace creature inside or at least it has traces o…
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8EF167
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver voided long cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216 - 1272), dating to AD 1251 - 1272. Class 5b, minted by Nicole in London. North (1994) Volume 1, p 227 no 992/2 Diameter: 19 mm Weight: 0.55 g
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-8ED848
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to the period AD 343-348 (Reece period 17). VICTORIAEDDAVGGQNN reverse type depicting two victories holding two wreaths.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8EC363
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy harness pendant, 39mm in length, 24mm wide, 7mm thick with a weight of 7.19g. The pendant is scutiform (rectangular upper portion, triangular lower) and has an incomplete transverse suspension loop in the centre of its upper surface. It is decorated with a rampant lion with a probable bend sinister behind. It is similar to an example in Museum of London Medieval catalogue, type I, 2a.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8EB0D3
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy spur strap or book fitting? 65mm in length, 8mm wide, 3mm thick with a weight of 9.18g. The object is rectangular in form and cross section with a slightly rounded long edge. At one end it has a rectangular hole, forming a buckle loop. It has two small circular holes one just behind the loop and the other at the far end. It has no obviosu decoration. The object is most likely a fitting for a spur strap but could also be a book strap fitting.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8EA027
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup terminal, 42mm in length, 10mm wide, 9mm thick with a weight of 7.59g. The object has a sub rectangular form and a u-shaped cross section, with a hollow underside. The object is very worn, but for about half of its length it is shallow and slightly rounded, it then gradually widens out and forms a prominent rounded projection about two thirds down its length. This represents the top of a beasts head and from here it turns downwards before raising slightly again and terminating in a rounded end projection. This forms th…
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th March 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-8E70A6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver cut halfpenny of William I, Moneyer probably Ulfchitel or Breisel at Norwich? - IL ON N, Paxs type, B.M.C. 8 (848-50), 1083-86?
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8E4A95
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver halfpenny of James I, 1604-19. Spink 2673.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8DE0AB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy fibula type bow brooch, 22mm in length, and 21mm wide with a weight of 4.42g. The brooch consists of solid, circular cross sectioned wings which house a recess for a hinged pin. The bow is D shaped in cross section and is slightly swollen at its shoulder, but otherwise plain. The catchplate is missing.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-8DC4E1
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age copper alloy tongue-shaped chape, 39mm in length, 16mm wide, 6mm thick with a weight of 8.71g. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section and represents the lower part of a scabbard chape. It has a rounded , swollen lower edge and its only decoration is a central linear ridge running up each face and terminating in a horizontal projection running along its base. Its upper edge is very damaged and in places it is very thin. The object belongs to the Wilburton phase (1150-800BC) and similar scabbard chapes can be seen in Savory 1980, page 185, figure 37, nu…
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-8D921D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy mount, 49mm in diameter, 3mm thick with a weight of 36.13g. The object is circular in form and has a slightly domed cross section. It is decorated with the royal coat of arms surmounted by a crown and flanked by the lion and the unicorn. It has fields of blue and red enamel and has patches of gilding surviving all over its surface. The object is probably part of an officials regalia and is probably Georgian in date.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8D6488
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy small long brooch, 33mm in length, 27mm wide, 10mm thick with a weight of 7.73g. The brooch is incomplete, missing its foot and consists of a head plate with three integral semi-circular knops, with a double collar. This has very crisp decoration in the form of two vertical rows of incised dots flanking a central saltaire. The rounded, arched bow also has the same incised border down each edge. The reverse of the head plate has two semi-circular shaped projections, housing an intact iron spring.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8D0E07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Anglo-Viking) St Edmund memorial silver penny, incomplete, 895-910AD.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-8CC78D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two undated identical copper alloy mounts 1) 54mm long, 23mm wide and 1mm thick 2) 67mm in length, 22mm wide, 1mm thick with a combined weight of 11.32g. The objects are rectangular in form and cross section and consist of plain tapering shafts which have broken off. Each one has a terminal with a central rounded recess, flanked by linear projection in each corner. This turns outwards and back on itself, touching the side of the object and then kicking outwards, with the longer one terminating in spirals. Below this each object is decorated with an incised chevron, whose apex runs …
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8C9C88
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval? copper alloy mount, 33mm in length, 27mm wide, 13mm thick with a weight of 14.54g. The object is triangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It consists of a domed, hollow openwork body decorated with a raised triskele motif, formed of three interlaced triangles with a central triangular void. This has four circular holes inside, one central and one inside each 'arm'. The surface is quire corroded so it is hard to see if there is any further decoration. Each of its three corners has a semi-circular shaped foot projecting from the main body and each has a li…
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8C7001
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy casket key, 38mm in length, 12mm wide, 4mm thick with a weight of 4.05g. The object is rectangular in form and has a circular cross sectioned shaft with an integral circular suspension loop. It has a small T shaped bit.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8C47BF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603), dating to AD 1566. Second coinage, lion initial mark. Mint of London. Reference: North Volume 2 (1991) p 135 no 1998. Diameter: 18 mm Weight: 1.53 g
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-8C281C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle, 26mm long, 19mm wide and weighing 4.54g. The buckle is semi-circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It has a recessed pin bar with a D shaped loop. the loop has a rounded projection in the centre of its outer edge with a recessed pin rest running across it. The buckle is of a type dated to 1350-1450 in Whitehead, R. Buckles 1250-1800 p.20
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 7th April 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-8C1A05
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy buckle, 32mm long, 22mm wide and weighing 4.63g. The buckle is sub-rectangular in form and D shaped in cross section and is double looped. It has a central pin bar separating two sub circular loops. The buckle has small rounded projections at each end of the pin bar and two on each loop, at the outer 'corners' . The buckle is of a type dated to 1550-1650 in Whitehead, R. Buckles 1250-1800 p.63
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8C14E1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver penny, very worn, possibly Henry V or Edward IV 1413-83.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8BF2D8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603), dating to AD 1561. Second coinage, pheon initial mark. Mint of London. Reference: North Volume 2 (1991) p 135 no 1998. Diameter: 19 mm Weight: 1.41 g
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-8BF0A9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy radiate of Carausius? (Reece period 14). Reverse type unknown.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8BCE92
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver groat of Edward IV second reign (1471 - 1483), mint of London, 1471-83. North (1991) Volume 2, p 93 no 1631
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 6th April 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-8B95DA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver penny of Edward I, mint of London, class 8-9, 1294-1300.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8B75C8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver farthing of Henry V or VI 1413-61.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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