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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-61F450
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval silver penny of Henry VIII (1509-1547), sovereign type, issued at Durham under Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, initial mark crescent, 1526-1529, North 1811.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1526
Date to: Exactly AD 1529
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.63 g
Diameter: 14.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th February 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 20725
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] R[OSA S]IE SPIA
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield, T/W at sides of shield, cardinal's hat below
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/ DVR/AM
Initial mark: Crescent/none
Die axis measurement: 2 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: Otterhampton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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