COIN

Unique ID: NCL-EC9676

Object type certainty: Certain

A silverhalfgroat of Henry VII, 1490-1500.

North no 1712.

The coin is fractured.

Subsequent actions

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 1490
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 0.71 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 18.41 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: Forward bust in a two-arched crown (note details vary from those illustrated in North) in a tressure of arches
Obverse inscription: ...EN...
Reverse description: Longcross with 4 pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: Illegible//CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR
Initial mark: illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Worn: fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: East Lindsey
Parish: East Kirkby

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF3362
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2011 - Wednesday 19th October 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Robert Collins - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Thursday 12th January 2012
    Updated: Thursday 12th January 2012

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