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COIN
Unique ID: LEIC-21FDE2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval silver half groat of Henry VII (Seaby 2211).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1493
Date to: AD 1495
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.48 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 14th September 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: facing crowned bust
Obverse inscription: HENRICDIGRAREXANGLZFR
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter and two lines of inscription.
Reverse inscription: CIVITASCANTOR/[POSVIDEVADVITOREMMEV] edges worn or clipped
Initial mark: TUN
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Thurcaston and Cropston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK5611
Four figure Latitude: 52.693796
Four figure longitude: -1.172858
1:25K map: SK5611
1:10K map: SK51SE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaby, B.A. | 1999 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 2211 |
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