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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-D1DD51
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of Henry VII, issued by Bishop Richard Fox, RD by shield and mitre above, Durham mint, AD 1494 - 1501.
North Vol 2, p.103, no.1731.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1494
Date to: Circa AD 1501
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 15.9 mm
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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
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Royal shield with RD to sides and mitre above
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS]DUR/HAM
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Asselby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE7327
Four figure Latitude: 53.734291
Four figure longitude: -0.894865
1:25K map: SE7327
1:10K map: SE72NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | p.103 | no.1731 |
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