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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-C64BA5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Gold halfcrown of Henry VIII, Bristol, WS initial mark, North 1839, weight 1.53g, 1546-7
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1546
Date to: Circa AD 1547
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.53 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th August 2012
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 22972
Other reference: ENMD092012
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half crown
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: Bristol
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfcrown: Henry VIII, 1544-1547 (N 1837-1840)
Obverse description: Arms of England, h R flanking
Obverse inscription: hEnRIC 8 D G AnG FR Z hIB REX
Reverse description: Crowned rose, h R flanking
Reverse inscription: RuTILAnS ROSA SInE SPI
Initial mark: WS
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Broadland (District)
Parish or ward: Foulsham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG0325
Four figure Latitude: 52.784386
Four figure longitude: 1.008736
1:25K map: TG0325
1:10K map: TG02NW
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 | 114 | 1839 |
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