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COIN
Unique ID: DENO-844FC4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post Medieval silver penny, sovereign issue of Henry VIII's second coinage (1526-1544), minted under Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall (1530- ) at Durham with the initials CD beside the shield on the reverse, star or radiant star mintmark. Minted 1530-1544.
Coin Reference: North, Volume II, page 112, No. 1813.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1530
Date to: Circa AD 1544
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 13.9 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: DENO ENQ210
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1808 - 1814)
Obverse description: King enthroned holding orb and sceptre. Two pillars to the throne.
Obverse inscription: H' D' G' ROSA SIE SPIA
Reverse description: Long cross over shield, CD beside shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/+DUR/[RAM]
Initial mark: Star
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: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Balderton Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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