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Unique ID: PUBLIC-AF2D30
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A complete Post Medieval silver halfpenny of Henry VIII (1509-1547 AD), first coniage, initial mark portcullis, 1509-26. North 1779.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1509
Date to: Circa AD 1526
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Diameter: 11.68 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th October 2011
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VIII, 1509-1526 (N 1779 - 1780)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, saltire stops
Obverse inscription: hENRIC' x DI' x GRA x R]EXx A['
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee diving legend
Reverse inscription: CIVI/]TAS/ L[ON/DON
Initial mark: Portcullis
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 110 | 1779 |