COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-457C85

Object type certainty: Certain

A silver halfpenny of Henry VII, facing bust issue, key below bust, long cross reverse, York mint under Archbishop Savage, 1485 - 1509.

Withers p.48, type 3a.

North Vol 2, p.104, no.1738.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1485
Date to: Circa AD 1509

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 12.6 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: Halfpenny [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: Halfpenny: Henry VII, Withers York type 3A (N 1738) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Long cross
Reverse inscription: [----/---]EBO[RACI]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair [scope notes | View all attributed records]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: York
To be known as: Deighton

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

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Rebecca Griffiths - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Rebecca Griffiths - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Monday 16th January 2012
    Updated: Wednesday 25th January 2012

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