CAM-102177: Post medieval coin: Penny of Henry VIII

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COIN

Unique ID: CAM-102177

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Penny of Henry VIII, minted Durham, Bishop Thomas Ruthall (North, 1776?)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1526

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 15 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st April 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Obverse description: Seated king facing forward
Obverse inscription: HD[...]A
Reverse description: Long cross over shield; TD above shield
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS DVRRA[...]
Initial mark: Trefoil

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Wood Walton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL2080
Four figure Latitude: 52.40486
Four figure longitude: -0.237467
1:25K map: TL2080
1:10K map: TL28SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1991	English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son Ltd	110	1776

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Recording Institution: CAM
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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