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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-32221A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval halfgroat of Henry VIII, second coinage, key initial mark, struck at York under Archbishop Edward Lee and dating to 1530-44.
Reference: North 1807
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 1530
Date to: Circa AD 1544
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.21 g
Diameter: 19.2 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 305
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
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: Halfgroat: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1800 - 1807)
Obverse description: Crowned portrait of Henry VIII right
Obverse inscription: hE[N]RIC'+VIII+D'+G'+R'+AGL'+ZxF
Reverse description: Shield on long cross fourchée; E L to either side.
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS EBO RACI
Initial mark: Key
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
To be known as: Froxfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 1807 |
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