SUSS-7C6A95: Medieval Coin: Silver Halfgroat of Henry VII

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-7C6A95

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A late Medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VII. Probably North Class IIIc. Mint of Canterbury, probably jointly issued between King and Archbishop Morton, c. AD 1490-1500. Initial mark probably tun, reverse mark tun. Cf. North 1991 Vol II, p. 102, no. 1712.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1490
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 7th December 2013

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Materials and construction

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

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 with unjewelled double-arched crown.
Obverse inscription: + [...] DI GRA [...] ANGL Z [...]
Reverse description: Long cross pattee with three pellets in each quadrant and dividing two concentric legends.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEVM [ADIVTOREM] MEV // CIVITAS CANTOR
Initial mark: Tun
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
Parish or ward: Houghton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ0111
Four figure Latitude: 50.88966619
Four figure longitude: -0.56541507
1:25K map: TQ0111
1:10K map: TQ01SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date listed is date submitted for recording.
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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