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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-072B9C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete 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: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.3 g
Diameter: 11.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2022
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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)
Obverse description: Crowned portrait with single arched crown.
Obverse inscription: h[...]AGL'
Reverse inscription: CI[...]TAS[...]DOn
Initial mark: Portcullis
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Mole Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Dorking North (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ1549
Four figure Latitude: 51.22861315
Four figure longitude: -0.35438877
1:25K map: TQ1549
1:10K map: TQ14NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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