Record ID: LANCUM-72EAE2 - POST MEDIEVAL coin

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Unique ID: LANCUM-72EAE2

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Late medieval silver hammered halfgroat of Henry VII

Late medieval silver hammered halfgroat of Henry VII dating from c. AD1490-1500. Mintmark: tun/lis(?) or pansy(?). North 1712, Class IIIa, b or c (stops unclear).

NB: Many thanks to the finder who emailed the FLO the image of the coin.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1490
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 0.5 mm
Diameter: 17 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Half groat [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: Canterbury [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1351 - 1509 [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VII, Facing bust issue, Class 3 (N 1708, 1709, 1712) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: hENRIC [DI GRA REX ... Z FR]
Reverse description: long cross dividing legends with pellets in angles
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS CANTOR / POSVI [DEV ADIVTOREM MEV]
Reverse mintmark: lis/pansy
Initial mark: tun
Degree of wear: Worn: fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: North West
County: Cumbria
District: Barrow In Furness
To be known as: Dalton

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 31st August 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Dot Boughton - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Dot Boughton - [view all attributed records]

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