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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-27B650

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver halfpenny of Henry VIII (1509-1547), first coinage dating to 1509-1526, initial mark Portcullis, London mint. As North (1991), p110, number 1779,

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 1509
Date to: Circa AD 1526

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.23 g
Diameter: 12.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th May 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 VIII of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VIII, 1509-1526 (N 1779 - 1780)
Initial mark: Portcullis
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Longstock (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU3435
Four figure Latitude: 51.11328938
Four figure longitude: -1.51566707
1:25K map: SU3435
1:10K map: SU33NW
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

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