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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-2FBC5E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval silver penny of Henry VIII (1509-1547), dating to AD 1526-1544.
Second coinage, Durham mint under Archbishop Cuthbert Tunstall. As North, 1991: 112, no. 1813. Star initial mark. The coin has been pierced at the 3 o'clock position on the obverse.
Measurements: 13.7mm diameter, 0.9mm thickness, weight 1.16g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1526
Date to: Circa AD 1544
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.16 g
Diameter: 13.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st November 2019 - Saturday 22nd February 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 018578
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1808 - 1814)
Obverse description: Sovereign enthroned with orb and sceptre
Obverse inscription: [...] D.G.[...]PIA
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/DUR/ELM
Initial mark: Star
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
Parish or ward: Yeovilton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST5324
Four figure Latitude: 51.01344762
Four figure longitude: -2.67135767
1:25K map: ST5324
1:10K map: ST52SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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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