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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-4C8765
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval silver halfpenny of Henry VIII (1509-1547). Second Coinage. Minted at London, initial mark: lis (North 1991: 112, ref: 1815).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1526
Date to: Exactly AD 1544
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.41 g
Diameter: 11.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th September 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2010-1-532
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hxDxGxROSAxSINExSPINA
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Lis
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 | 112 | 1815 |
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