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COIN
Unique ID: WILT-34AE72
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfgroat of Henry VIII dating to the period AD 1544-1547 (Third Coinage). hENRI 8 D G AnG FR Z HIB REX obverse type depicting a crowned bust (probably fifth bust). CIVITAS CANTOR reverse type depicting a long cross fourchee over a royal shield. No initial mark visible. Trefoil stops. Mint of Canterbury. North (1991) p 115 no 1852.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1544
Date to: Exactly AD 1547
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.28 g
Diameter: 19.97 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: WHN 4256
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VIII, 1544-1547 (N 1849 - 1853)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing (probably fifth bust type). Trefoil stops.
Obverse inscription: HENRI 8 D G ANG FR Z HIB REX
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over a royal shield.
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS CANTOR
Initial mark: None
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
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: Baydon
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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