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COIN
Unique ID: DENO-410905
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Complete but worn Medieval silver halfpenny of Henry VII (1485-1509), struck on an oval flan and minted at either Canterbury or London. Coin Reference: North 1991, numbers 1734 or 1737.
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: 0.4 g
Diameter: 12.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st October 2013 - Thursday 9th January 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: DENO ENQ19
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VII, not further defined (N 1732 - 1738)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing with single arched crown
Obverse inscription: hENRIC' DI [...]
Reverse description: Long cross with 3 pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS [...]
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Holland (District)
To be known as: Gosberton Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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