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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-215C96
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Sovereign penny of Henry VIII dating from AD1526-1529. Minted under Thomas Wolsey at Durham. North 1811.
Obv: h D G ROSA SIE SPIA king enthroned facing
Rev: CIVITAS [DVRRAM] long cross over royal shield with T W
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 1529
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.1 mm
Diameter: 14 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 4th March 2016
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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 SIE SPIA
Reverse description: long cross over royal shield with T W
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS [DVRRAM]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
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)
To be known as: Sutton upon Derwent
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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