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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-E9BCB4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1526
Date to: AD 1544
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.56 mm
Weight: 0.59 g
Diameter: 15.12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 21st July 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 020521
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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 either side of shield
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS DURHAM
Initial mark: Star
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
To be known as: Spaxton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 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 | no.1813 |
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