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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-2CFA42
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver halfgroat of Henry VII (AD 1485-1509), dating to the period AD 1501-1507. Mint of York - Archbishop Savage issue with martlett initial mark. The coin may have been slightly clipped around one edge. North 1715.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1501
Date to: Circa AD 1507
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.83 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Diameter: 18.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 4th September 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2013.966
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VII, Facing bust issue, York Royal Mint (N 1713 - 1717)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, keys to left and right of neck
Obverse inscription: HENRIC DI GRA REX [ANGL] FR
Reverse description: Long cross dividing two rings of legend
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV' ADIVTORE MEV' / CIVITAS EBORACI
Initial mark: Martlett
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
To be known as: Woodstock
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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