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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-46C43E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of Henry VIII, c. AD 1526-1544. Durham mint.
The object has not been seen by the recorder and the identification is from the photograph. Unfortunately it is not possible to obtain accurate measurements.
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 1526
Date to: Circa AD 1544
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st July 2011
Personal details
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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.
Obverse inscription: H'+D'+G'+ROSA'+SINE'+SPIA'+
Reverse description: Royal shield over a long cross dividing the legend, with a C to the left and a D to the right.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/DVR/HAM
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Skirpenbeck
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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