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Medieval coin: half groat of Henry VI
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Lucy Shipley, 2020-06-18 21:48:34
Title
Medieval coin: half groat of Henry VI
Description
English: An incomplete medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VI (AD 1422-1461), dating to AD 1422-1427.

Annulet issue. Minted at Calais. As North (1991: 74) no. 1429.

The coin has been cut and may be intended to act as a single penny, but the line of the cut does not follow that of the long cross which divides the legend.

Measurements: 20.2mm diameter, 0.87mm thick, weight 0.85g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Somerset
Date between 1422 and 1427
date QS:P571,+1422-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1422-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1427-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 997634
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1107479
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1107479/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/997634
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