Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-25C34C
Object type certainty: Certain
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A post Medieval silver coin; a half groat of Henry VIII (1509-47), Second coinage dating from AD 1526 - 1544, issued by Archbishop William Warham of Canterbury mint AD 1526 -1532. Spink (2003) 2343, North (1991) 1802. Dimensions; diameter 18.7mm, thickness 0.4mm, and weight 1.3g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1526
Date to: Exactly AD 1532
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 18.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 27th February 2021 - Saturday 27th February 2021
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Other reference: PAS form 3713
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 of Henry VIII right
Obverse inscription: HENRIC VIII DI G' R AGL' Z FR'
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield. W A either side of shield
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS CANTOR
Initial mark: Warham's uncertain mark
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE5837
Four figure Latitude: 53.82604058
Four figure longitude: -1.12034077
1:25K map: SE5837
1:10K map: SE53NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 1802 | ||
Spink and Son Ltd | 2003 | Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 38th edition | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 2343 |