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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-EABC3D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfgroat of Henry VII of the York mint minted under archbishop Bainbridge, initial mark is a martlet, two worn keys below the shield. AD 1508-09.
North number 1751/1.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1508
Date to: Circa AD 1509
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 20.08 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2014
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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 left.
Obverse inscription: HENRIC VII DI GRA REX
Reverse description: Long cross over shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTORE MEV
Initial mark: Martlet.
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wirral (Metropolitan District)
District: Wirral (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Thurstaton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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