YORYM-17AEC5: Medieval Coin : Penny of Henry VII

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COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-17AEC5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver sovereign penny of Henry VII dating to the period AD 1485 - 1509. Royal shield over long cross reverse. Mint of Durham under Bishop John Sherwood or Richard Fox.

North Vol 2, p.103, no.1730/1.

Roughly half of the coin has been lost to an old break.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1489
Date to: Circa AD 1509

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 14.5 mm

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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 VII of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Sovereign: Henry VII (N 1689 - 1692/2)
Obverse description: King enthroned
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Royal shield over long cross with D to left
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 7 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: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Tickhill (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK5994
Four figure Latitude: 53.43948219
Four figure longitude: -1.1132886
1:25K map: SK5994
1:10K map: SK59SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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