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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-174A74
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver halfpenny of Henry VII (1485-1509), Class 2, Withers class 2A, minted at London, AD 1485-1505, North (1991:103), no.1733. The coin is pierced near the edge with a circular piercing drilled though (leaving splayed out metal on both sides) at 3 o'clock on the obverse and 6 o'clock on the reverse.
Notes:
The coin has been pierced, indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure (under Treasure Act 1996). However, coins dating after AD1180 with similar piercings are also known in hoards of currency, suggesting that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins, and not all coins were pierced to convert them into objects such as pendants. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was regarded as a coin or as another type of object at the time that the coin was deposited.
Evidence of reuse: The coin is pierced near the edge with a circular piercing drilled though (leaving splayed out metal on both sides) at 3 o'clock on the obverse and 6 o'clock on the reverse.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1485
Date to: Circa AD 1505
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 0.39 g
Diameter: 13.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 22272
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VII, Withers London type 2A (N 1733)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with double arched crown and saltires by neck
Obverse inscription: hE[NR]IC DI GRA R[EX]
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend with three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/ LOn/DOn
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: West Lavington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
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 |
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