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1 Penny - Henry VI 1st reign, Pinecone-mascle issue
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1431-1433 |
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| Reference(s) | Sp#1883, North#1467 |
| Obverse description | Facing crowned bust of King Henry VI rendered in the flat, stylised manner characteristic of hammered medieval English coinage. The king wears a plain crown with upright fleurs, and his face is depicted frontally with rudimentary features typical of the period. A beaded inner circle frames the effigy, and the surrounding legend is interrupted by the crown. The field is plain and slightly irregular due to the hammered flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Pinecone-mascle issue takes its name from the privy marks used by the London and Calais mints to differentiate their output — a pinecone and a mascle (a voided lozenge) appearing in sequence on coins of this short window. Calais, still an English-held mint at this stage of the Hundred Years' War, remained a critical source of silver coinage funded largely through the wool staple trade, which legally compelled English wool exporters to conduct business there.
North 1467 distinguishes this penny by mint and privy mark placement, details that matter significantly to attribution.