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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-B26382
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfgroat of Henry VIII dating to the period AD 1526 to 1530. North Number 1806.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1526
Date to: Exactly AD 1530
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.2 g
Diameter: 16.18 mm
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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: York
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1800 - 1807)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right
Obverse inscription: HENRIC...
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchée.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI
Initial mark: Acorn
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
Parish or ward: Middleton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE7887
Four figure Latitude: 54.27271094
Four figure longitude: -0.80372722
1:25K map: SE7887
1:10K map: SE78NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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