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COIN

Unique ID: ESS-C38C18

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1493
Date to: Circa AD 1499

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.54 mm
Weight: 1.24 g
Diameter: 19.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd September 2012

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: CIMS OEF 7307

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VII, Facing bust issue, Class 3 (N 1708, 1709, 1712)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing forward within tressure of seven arches
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Long cross with crozier terminals dividing legend. Three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: POSVI /DEV AD/[IVTORV/M M]EVM // CIVI/TAS /CAN/TOR
Initial mark: tun
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine