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COIN

Unique ID: HAMP-29C8CF

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver Post Medieval halfpenny of Henry VIII (1509-1547), lis initial mark dating to 1529-1532 or 1538-1541. London mint. As North 1815.

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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1529
Date to: Circa AD 1541

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.26 g
Diameter: 10.6 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfpenny (silver)
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, 1526-1544 (N 1815 - 1820)
Obverse inscription: h:D[...]IA
Reverse inscription: :CIVI/TAS/[...]
Initial mark: Lis
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU2947
Four figure Latitude: 51.22146416
Four figure longitude: -1.58612904
1:25K map: SU2947
1:10K map: SU24NE
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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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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