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Unique ID: LEIC-F7B1B4
Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval silver half groat of Henry VII.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1485
Date to: AD 1509
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.15 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 14th December 2005
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: facing bust with double arched (plain) crown
Obverse inscription: [HENRIC]DIGRAREX[AGL]Z
Reverse description: long cross, pellets in each quarter with two line sof inscription
Reverse inscription: CIVITASCANTOR/[POSVIDEVADIVTOREMMEVM]
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK5510
Four figure Latitude: 52.684909
Four figure longitude: -1.187819
1:25K map: SK5510
1:10K map: SK51SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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