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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-7C4C2D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin fragment. Halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547), third coinage of 1544-1547, York mint issue; about one fifth of flan is lost.
Obverse description: Facing elderly portrait bust.
Obverse inscription: HENRIC' 8 [D]G' AG:FR:Z(---)
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross.
Reverse inscription: C[IVI/TA]S/EBO/RACI
Diameter: 17.6mm, Weight: 0.90gms, die axis: 11
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 1544
Date to: Exactly AD 1547
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 17.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th June 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM32772
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Henry VIII, 1544-1547 (N 1854 - 1858)
Obverse description: Facing elderly portrait bust
Obverse inscription: HENRIC’ 8 [D]G’ AG:FR:Z(---)
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross.
Reverse inscription: C[IVI/TA]S/EBO/RACI
Die axis measurement: 11 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: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Haxey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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