SWYOR-ED406B: SWYOR-ED406B Post Medieval Coin

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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-ED406B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post Medieval silver coin; a penny of the Tudor period, AD 1485 - 1603, obverse illegible. Square topped shield over a long cross fourchee on the reverse. Mint of London. The coin is partially bent. It is 14mm diameter, 0.4mm thick and 0.4g.

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 1485
Date to: Circa AD 1603

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 14 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st December 2019 - Friday 31st January 2020

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 3597

Materials and construction

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

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: Square topped shield over a long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: [CIVITAS] LONDO[N]
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: Pontefract North (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4623
Four figure Latitude: 53.70141555
Four figure longitude: -1.30471014
1:25K map: SE4623
1:10K map: SE42SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
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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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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