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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-ACB434
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1494
Date to: AD 1501
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.7 g
Diameter: 16 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry VII, King enthroned obv. (N 1724 - 1731)
Obverse description: Enthroned king facing with orb and sceptre. The crown extends into the inscription and the sides of the throne are made up of single pillars. The inscription has been mostly lost through clipping
Obverse inscription: HEN[RICVS ...]
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross which divides the inscription. Over the shield is a mitre. Below the shield in the lower two quarters are the letters R / D for the Bishop of Durham Richard Fox.
Reverse inscription: CIVIT[AS] DIR[HA]M
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Kingsland
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 1731 |
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