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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-0C09A9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Sovereign penny of Henry VIII dating from 1530-44. Minted at Durham under Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall, initial mark is a radiant star on obverse only. North 1813
Obv: h D G ROSA SINE SPIA
Rev: CIVITAS DVRRAM
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 1530
Date to: Exactly AD 1544
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 7th February 2014
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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 enthroned facing
Obverse inscription: h D G ROSA SINE SPIA
Reverse description: long cross over square shield ith C T by shield
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS DVRRAM
Initial mark: radiant star
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
To be known as: Gressingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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