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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-E96121
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1485
Date to: Circa AD 1509
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.68 g
Diameter: 15.25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: King enthroned holding orb and sceptre.
Obverse inscription: Illegible.
Reverse description: Royal shield over long cross which divides the legend. Keys below shield.
Reverse inscription: Illegible.
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
To be known as: Laughton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 103 | 1729 |
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