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COIN
Unique ID: NARC-5AFCA7
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete silver Halfgroat of Henry VIII (AD 1509-1547). Second Coinage. Long cross fouchée over squared shield reverse, W A flanking shield. Canterbury mint under Archbishop William Warham. T initial mark. AD 1526-1532.
Diameter: 18.98mm, Thickness: 0.82mm, Weight: 1.3g
North Vol II, P 112, No 1802.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1526
Date to: Circa AD 1532
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.82 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 18.98 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1800 - 1807)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right
Obverse inscription: hENRICxVIIIxDxGxRxAGLxZxFR’ (double saltair stops)
Reverse description: Long cross fouchée over squared shield, W A flanking shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TASx/CAn/TOR+
Initial mark: T
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Kettering (District)
To be known as: Near Kettering
Spatial coordinates
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 | 112 | 1802 |
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