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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-BBBA7F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfpenny of Henry VII, 1485-1509, London mint. North 1735.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1485
Date to: Exactly AD 1509
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.32 g
Diameter: 11.55 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th September 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: B15-1064
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VII, not further defined (N 1732 - 1738)
Obverse description: A single arched crown
Obverse inscription: [HENRIC DI GRA REX A]GL
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: St. Mary Bourne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4048
Four figure Latitude: 51.22979301
Four figure longitude: -1.42851523
1:25K map: SU4048
1:10K map: SU44NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 | 1735 |
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