SWYOR-B336BF: Post Medieval Tudor coin; illegible half groat or three pence

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-B336BF

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval silver coin; a broken half Tudor coin, either a half groat or a three pence dating from AD 1485 - 1603. The obverse is illegible, making the coin impossible to identify. It has a diameter of 17.1mm, 0.5mm thick and 0.36g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1485
Date to: Circa AD 1603

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.36 g
Diameter: 17.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd February 2014 - Sunday 23rd February 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2172

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Uncertain
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII - Charles I
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Silver coin of Henry VII to Charles I, rev. coat of arms
Obverse description: illegible
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee and shield
Reverse inscription: [POSVI DE]V AD[IV]TOR[EM MEV]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Knottingley (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4823
Four figure Latitude: 53.70123598
Four figure longitude: -1.27441853
1:25K map: SE4823
1:10K map: SE42SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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