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COIN
Unique ID: BH-0046D1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver penny of Henry VIII. Third or posthumous coinages, minted at York, 1544 - 1551.
Diameter: 14.8mm; thickness: 0.7mm. Weight: 0.37g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1544
Date to: Exactly AD 1551
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.37 g
Diameter: 14.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th April 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/67 - 99
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Henry VIII, 1544-1547 (N 1854 - 1858)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing.
Obverse inscription: [H D G ROSA SINE SPINA]
Reverse description: Shield and long cross.
Reverse inscription: C[IVI]/TAS/EBO/[R]ACI
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Saxlingham Nethergate
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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