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COIN
Unique ID: NARC-E18ACE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfgroat of Henry VII (1493 - 1498). Canterbury mint. Tun mintmark. Clipped.
Reference: Spink #2211.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1493
Date to: Exactly AD 1498
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.56 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 31st May 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
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, not further defined (N 1707 - 1717)
Obverse description: bust facing
Obverse inscription: HENRIC DI [ ]
Reverse description: longcross
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS CANTOR
Initial mark: tun
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Canons Ashby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP5751
Four figure Latitude: 52.15434645
Four figure longitude: -1.16827312
1:25K map: SP5751
1:10K map: SP55SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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