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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-61B86A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547), kindly suggested by the finder to be an issue of 1532 for Archbishop Wareham, Canterbury mint.
Obverse description: Profile portrait bust right, initial cross pattee. Mintmark possibly pansy (30).
Obverse inscription: HENRICxVIIIxDIGRxA[--]
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross, W A to either side of shield.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR
Diameter: 18.1mm, Weight: 1.32gms, die axis: 12
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1532
Date to: Exactly AD 1532
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.32 g
Diameter: 18.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM25381a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1800 - 1807)
Obverse description: Profile portrait bust right, initial cross pattee.
Obverse inscription: HENRICxVIIIxDIGRxA[--]
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross, W A to either side of shield.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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