Record ID: IOW-1BE142 - MEDIEVAL coin

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Unique ID: IOW-1BE142

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of IOW-1BE142 Medieval Coin: Penny of Henry VII

A Medieval silver penny of Henry VII (1585-1509 AD), minted at York under Archbishop Rotherham, c. 1489-1500n (North 1991: 103, ref: 1729).
Obverse: hENRIC[ ]REX ANG; King enthroned holding orb and sceptre
Reverse: [ ]I/TAS/[ ]/[ ]CI; Royal shield over long cross which divides the legend, keys below shield

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1489
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 0.61 g
Diameter: 15.1 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: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: York [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1351 - 1509 [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Penny: Henry VII, King enthroned obv. (N 1724 - 1731) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: King enthroned holding orb and sceptre
Obverse inscription: HENRIC[ ]REX ANG
Reverse description: Royal shield over long cross which divides the legend, keys below shield
Reverse inscription: [ ]I/TAS/[ ]/[ ]CI
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Isle Of Wight
District: Isle Of Wight
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 28th December 2011

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mr Frank Basford - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Rod Blunt - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Mr Frank Basford - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2012-1-18

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