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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-1A59F3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547), minted at Canterbury under Archbishop William Warham. First Coinage, 1509-1526 (North 1991: 109, ref: 1767).
Obv. [ ]NRIC VIII D G R AGL Z FR; Crowned bust to right.
Rev. CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR; Royal shield over cross fourchée which divides the legends. WA beside shield.
Class: Halfgroat
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1509
Date to: Exactly AD 1526
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.19 g
Diameter: 18.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 6th July 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-5-100
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VIII, 1509-1526 (N 1763 - 1772)
Obverse description: Crowned bust to right
Obverse inscription: [ ]NRIC VIII D G R AGL Z FR (saltire stops)
Reverse description: Royal shield over cross fourchée which divides the legends. WA beside shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR
Initial mark: Lis
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 109 | 1767 |
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