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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-F6BE28
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfpenny of Henry VII (1485-1509), North Class III / Withers Type 3. London Mint. As North (1991) 1734.
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 1509
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Diameter: 12.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st August 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VII, Withers London type 3, not further defined (N 1734, 1735)
Obverse description: Facing portrait with single-arched crown.
Obverse inscription: hE[...]
Reverse inscription: CIV[...]On
Initial mark: None
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Mole Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Betchworth (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ2149
Four figure Latitude: 51.2273739
Four figure longitude: -0.2684997
1:25K map: TQ2149
1:10K map: TQ24NW
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. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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