GLO-C8F2B9: GLO-C8F2B9 Silver halfpenny of Henry VIII

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COIN

Unique ID: GLO-C8F2B9

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver halfpenny of Henry VIII Date 1509-1526 Obverse: bust facing forwards wearing a double arched crown. H8 D G ROSA SINE SPINA Reverse: long cross with three pellets in each angle, CIVITAS LONDON Mint mark: portcullis

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1509
Date to: Circa AD 1526

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.24 g
Diameter: 12 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Tuesday 31st December 2013

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VIII, 1509-1526 (N 1779 - 1780)
Obverse description: bust facing forwards wearing a double arched crown.
Obverse inscription: H8 D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: long cross with three pellets in each angle,
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
District: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Priston (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST6961
Four figure Latitude: 51.34722829
Four figure longitude: -2.44649179
1:25K map: ST6961
1:10K map: ST66SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: GLO
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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