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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-A14801
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and clipped medieval 'sovereign' penny of Henry VII (AD 1485-1509) struck at Durham under Archbishop Fox (AD 1494-1501; North 1731).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1494
Date to: Circa AD 1501
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.55 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 13.75 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd March 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Penny: Henry VII, King enthroned obv. (N 1724 - 1731)
Obverse description: King enthroned holding orb and sceptre; single pillar to throne
Obverse inscription: H[ENRICVS DI GRA REX ANG]
Reverse description: Royal shield surmounted by a mitre over a long cross that divides the legend; R/D to sides of shield
Reverse inscription: [CIVITASDIRHAM]
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
To be known as: Tenterden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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