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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-FA4A43
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1526
Date to: Circa AD 1544
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.53 mm
Weight: 0.45 g
Diameter: 14.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1808 - 1814)
Obverse description: King enthroned holding orb and sceptre.
Obverse inscription: H.D.G.ROSA.SIE.SPIA
Reverse description: Royal shield over long cross which divides the legend. C D beside shield (Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall).
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS DVR HAM
Initial mark: Radiant (1526-44)
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: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
To be known as: Thakeham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the 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 | 112 | 1813 |
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