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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-3FF4E5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of Henry VII, (1485-1509).
Obverse: [HENRICVS DEI GRACIA REX ANGLIE ET FRANC DNS IBAR]; King enthroned holding orb and sceptre.
Reverse: Royal shield over long cross with divides the legend. Keys below shield.
York mint.
North no. 1726/1
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: 0.7 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st February 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: York
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: [HENRICVS DEI GRACIA REX ANGLIE ET FRANC DNS IBAR]
Reverse description: Royal shield over long cross with divides the legend. Keys below shield.
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Oswestry
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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