PAS-8B7A72: Post-medieval coin: Halfpenny of Henry VIII

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COIN

Unique ID: PAS-8B7A72

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A clipped post-medieval silver halfpenny of Henry VIII (1509-1547) dating to 1532-1542. Second coinage, Withers type 1D (North 1815). Initial mark: arrow. Mint of London. North (1991, 112).

This coin measures 11.1mm in diameter and weighs 0.39g. The clipping and losses at the circumference extend around most of the coin.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1532
Date to: Exactly AD 1542

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 11.1 mm
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.39 g
Diameter: 11.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 30th March 2015 - Monday 30th March 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Tour find AP11

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1815 - 1820)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, with 'brush' hair
Obverse inscription: h. D [...]
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the legend with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS]/LON/DO[N]
Initial mark: arrow
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Croughton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP5433
Four figure Latitude: 51.99283217
Four figure longitude: -1.21496059
1:25K map: SP5433
1:10K map: SP53SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Weekend Wanderers England Detecting Tours March 2015
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1960	English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son	112	1815

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Recording Institution: PAS
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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