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COIN
Unique ID: KENT-946CFA
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfgroat of Henry VII issued under Archbishop Bainbridge, dating to the period AD 1501 - 1509. Profile issue. Royal shield over long cross fourchee reverse. Martlet initial mark. Mint of York, North Vol 2, p.104, no.1751/1.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1501
Date to: Circa AD 1509
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.26 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VII profile issue, 1489-1509 (N 1748 - 1753)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: Royal shield over long cross fourchee with two keys below shield
Reverse inscription: illegible
Initial mark: Martlet
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Sevenoaks (District)
Parish or ward: Ash-cum-Ridley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ6064
Four figure Latitude: 51.35255258
Four figure longitude: 0.29632643
1:25K map: TQ6064
1:10K map: TQ66SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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