LVPL-554526: Silver halfgroat of Henry VII, (1485-1509).

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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-554526

Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver halfgroat of Henry VII, (1485-1509). Obv: Crowned bust facing within a tressure of arches;(HENRICUS DEI GRA REX)[ANGLIE ET FRANC DNS IBAR] Rev: Long cross pattée dividing the legends; three pellets in each angle; [POSVI] DEVM ADIVTORVM MEVM; CIVITAS CANTOR. Canterbury mint, class IIIb with tun initial mark and double arched crown. North 1712.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1486
Date to: AD 1504

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.95 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 18.88 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2009

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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
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VII, Facing bust issue, Class 3 (N 1708, 1709, 1712)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a tressure of arches.
Obverse inscription: (HENRICVS DEI GRACIA REX) [ANGLIE ET FRANC DNS IBAR]
Reverse description: Long cross pattée within a tressure of arches.
Reverse inscription: [POSVI] DEVM ADIUTORVM MEVM; CIVITAS CANTOR
Initial mark: Tun.
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Malton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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Updated: 13 years ago

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