Hammered coin for ID please

[Paddy]

Can anyone please help with identification of this coin? Which king?

Sorry for the blurry image, not my picture!

[Citizen H]

Hello Paddy, I cant be of any help, it would be useful to see the obverse to others in the know, and some times the latin may be helpful, as I did with the scudo that I found in a tub of mixed coins,  I will be watching with interest...... all the best

[Paddy]

Not sure if this will help as the reverse picture is even worse:

[Coinery]

Hi Paddy, sorry I missed this one!

Well from a quick look it’s a Calais legend (Villa Calis) to the reverse and an annulet issue so screaming Henry VI annulet issue halfpenny, and a likely mule? Is it still of enough interest to you for me to dig deeper?

[Paddy]

Thanks for that, and stand easy please.

I spotted it coming up at a non-coin specialist auction, incorrectly labelled as a "Charles II hammered coin"! I was considering bidding on it if it turned out to be Henry IV or something else scarce, but I suspected Henry VI. I left it - hammer price was £40 this morning.

Thanks for the info and I am relieved I left it.

 

[Citizen H]

aha! Stuart identified mine, it was in my mind yesterday so I took more photos to compare but was dragged off to do other duties..

its the 

Henry VI Pinecone Mascle Half Penny of Calais  1431-32

Well, very happy about this find

[Peckris 2]

there's a hammered forum here

[Paddy]

Yes, I know. I tried posting there and kept getting "403 error" so I tried here instead and had no problem.