Coin, English, silver, found at Winchester, Hampshire, issued by Henry V, at London, 1413 to 1422.

Coin, English, silver, found at Winchester, Hampshire, issued by Henry V, at London, 1413 to 1422.

Silver halfpenny of Henry V

Lancastrian, struck during the period 1413-1422

Found at Winchester, Hampshire

Henry V inherited the throne from his father, Henry IV, in 1413 and immediately renewed the war with France defeating the French at Agincourt in 1415. During his reign the coinage improved both in quality and quantity due to the English victories but also to the reduced weight coinage introduced in his father's reign. This coin was struck at the London mint.

Coin, English, silver, found at Winchester, Hampshire, issued by Henry V, at London, 1413 to 1422.