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COIN
Unique ID: SF-7CDA11
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver long-cross farthing struck for Henry VII in the period 1485-1509. The coin is struck at the mint of London and it is Withers type 1a. The obverse has a crowned facing bust within a border and the legend reads '[ ]A REX'. The reverse has a Long Cross with three pellets in each quarter. The legend reads 'CIVI/TAS/LON/DON'. The diameter is 12.93mm and it weighs 0.38g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1485
Date to: Circa AD 1509
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.38 g
Diameter: 12.93 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finders Reference Number 10
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Farthing
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Farthing: Henry VII (N 1739)
Obverse description: Crowned Facing Bust
Obverse inscription: +[ ]A REX
Reverse description: Long Cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Cross
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Brockley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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