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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-0743C2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An early post medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VII (AD 1485-1509) dating to AD 1508-1509. Profile bust issue. Martlet initial mark. Minted at York under Archbishop Bainbridge. Two keys below shield. As North (1991: 104) no. 1751.
Diameter: 20.60mm; thickness: 0.79mm; weight: 1.22g.
The flan is bent and slightly split.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1508
Date to: Circa AD 1509
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.79 mm
Weight: 1.22 g
Diameter: 20.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th August 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VII profile issue, 1489-1509 (N 1748 - 1753)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing right
Obverse inscription: hEN[RIC VII ]DI GRA REX [AGL.]Z
Reverse description: Shield with royal coat of arms divided by a long cross, two keys below the shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/[DEV.A]/DIVTO/[EMEV]
Initial mark: Martlet
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: near Chichester
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. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 1751 |
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