SUSS-96D126: Post-medieval coin : Halfpenny of Henry VIII

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-96D126

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Possibly a halfpenny of Henry VIII. Clipped. North, Vol: II, p115, cf. 1859.

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 1544
Date to: Circa AD 1547

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.26 g
Diameter: 10.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st July 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfpenny (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VIII, 1544-1547 (N 1859 - 1862)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: +h[-----]
Reverse description: Long cross, with pellet in centre
Reverse inscription: Illegible - due to clipping
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: Mid Sussex (District)
To be known as: Near Upper Beeding

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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	115	cf. 1859

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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