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BUC-D094F4: Henry VIII Halfpenny

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COIN

Unique ID: BUC-D094F4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Henry VIII halfpenny, London, Second coinage.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1526
Date to: Circa AD 1544

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 10.35 mm
Thickness: 0.59 mm
Weight: 0.2 g

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1815 - 1820)
Obverse description: Crowned bust full face
Obverse inscription: [DG ROSA] SIE SPIA
Reverse description: Long cross & trios of pellets
Reverse inscription: CIVI[TAS LON]DON
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Hanslope CF Field

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

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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