Rights Holder: Winchester Museums Service
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Unique ID: HAMP-596F47
Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn and clipped late 15th-century silver medieval 'sovereign' penny of Henry VII (AD 1485-1509) struck at Durham under Archbishop Fox (AD 1494-1501; North 1731).
The obverse has been double struck.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1494
Date to: Exactly AD 1501
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.6 mm
Width: 14.1 mm
Thickness: 1.95 mm
Weight: 0.75 g
Diameter: 14.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 19th April 2012
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - Crawley (19/04/12)
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Other reference: E3503; 1
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry VII, King enthroned obv. (N 1724 - 1731)
Obverse description: King enthroned holding orb and sceptre; single pillar to throne
Obverse inscription: hEnRIC D[I GRA ... AnG]
Reverse description: Royal shield surmounted by a mitre over a long cross that divides the legend; R/D to sides of shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/D?IR/?hAm
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU4234
Four figure Latitude: 51.103769
Four figure longitude: -1.401504
1:25K map: SU4234
1:10K map: SU43SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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