YORYM-7EEC19: Post-Medieval Coin : Penny of Henry VIII

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COIN

Unique ID: YORYM-7EEC19

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver penny of Henry VIII dating to the period AD 1544 - 1547. Third coinage. Royal shield over long cross reverse. Mint uncertain.

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 1544
Date to: Circa AD 1547

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 13.6 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YMT : E04731

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Royal shield over long cross
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 6 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: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Allerthorpe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE7746
Four figure Latitude: 53.90445165
Four figure longitude: -0.82949378
1:25K map: SE7746
1:10K map: SE74NE
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

References cited

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

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