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Unique ID: LANCUM-55F7B4
Object type certainty: Certain
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Late medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VII daqting from c. AD1490-1500. Class IIIc with no stops and double arched crown with no jewels. Initial mark: tun. Mint: Canterbury. Issued by Archbishop Morton and the King jointly. North 1712.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1490
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2012
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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
Obverse inscription: hENRIC DI GRA REX [...]
Reverse description: long cross dividing legend with pellets in angles
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MV/CIVITAS CANTOR
Initial mark: tun
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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