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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-07BC48
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Halfgroat of Henry VII, minted in Canterbury, 1485-1509, North Nuber: 1712
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1485
Date to: Circa AD 1509
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.2 g
Diameter: 18.76 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VII, Facing bust issue, Class 3 (N 1708, 1709, 1712)
Obverse description: Crowned bust with treasure of arches
Reverse description: Longcross with two concentric circles and three pellets
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEVM ADITORVM MEVM, CIVITAS CAN TOR
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Darlington (Unitary Authority)
District: Darlington (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Brafferton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ2920
Four figure Latitude: 54.57439
Four figure longitude: -1.55291
1:25K map: NZ2920
1:10K map: NZ22SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 102 | 1712 |
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