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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-8451A2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VII (1485-1509) dating to AD 1485-1490.
As North (1991: 102) no. 1710 Class I. Tun initial mark. Canterbury mint under Archbishop Morton.
Measurements: 18.9mm diameter, 1.6mm thickness, weight 1.50g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1485
Date to: Circa AD 1490
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Diameter: 18.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st September 2019 - Wednesday 15th January 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 018783
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: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VII, Facing bust issue, Class 2 (N 1711)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with three pellets in collar
Obverse inscription: HENRIC[...]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the legend with three pellets in each quarter, outer legend badly worn
Reverse inscription: POSVI/[...]/[...]/[...]// CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR
Initial mark: Tun
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Teignbridge (District)
Parish or ward: Teignmouth (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX9473
Four figure Latitude: 50.54712516
Four figure longitude: -3.49745609
1:25K map: SX9473
1:10K map: SX93SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son |
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