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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-8B2AA3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval silver sovereign penny of Henry VIII, dating to the period AD 1526-1544. Second coinage. King enthroned type. Star initial mark. Mint of Durham under Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall.
Cf. North Vol II, p.112, no. 1813
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 1526
Date to: Exactly AD 1544
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.65 g
Diameter: 15.35 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 17th September 2015
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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 VIII of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1808 - 1814)
Obverse description: King facing forwards seated on throne holding orb and sceptre
Obverse inscription: H.D.G.ROSA.SIE.SPIA
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield with C in left field and D in right field.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/DUR/RAM
Initial mark: Star
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: East Lindsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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