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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-AA9B88
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfgroat of Henry VIII, (AD 1509-1547), minted in York under Thomas Wolsey, TW beside shield and hat below, AD 1526-30. North no. 1805.
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 1530
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 18.14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 2014 - Wednesday 17th December 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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 and draped bust right.
Obverse inscription: [HENRIC VIII DI GRA REX AGL Z FRA]
Reverse description: Long cross over shield, TW beside shield and hat below.
Reverse inscription: [CIVITAS EBORACI]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Peover Superior
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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