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COIN
Unique ID: BH-629018
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and bent silver long-cross penny of Henry VII (1485-1509), minted at York.
Dimensions: 13.9mm diameter, 0.3mm thick. Weight: 0.53g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1485
Date to: Exactly AD 1509
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 0.53 g
Diameter: 13.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 12/1 - 3
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry VII, Facing bust issue (N 1718 - 1723)
Obverse description: Unclear.
Obverse inscription: No lettering visible.
Reverse description: Long cross, 'h' at centre, three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS[...
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Hyde
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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