Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-B3D4A8
Object type certainty: Certain
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Post Medieval silver sovereign penny of Henry VII 1485-1509, probably issued by Bishop Fox at Durham.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1485
Date to: Circa AD 1509
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.67 g
Diameter: 15 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: king enthroned with orb and sceptre
Obverse inscription: [HENRIC DEI GRA REX A]
Reverse description: Shield quartered by long cross R to left of shield but another R instead of D to right?
Reverse inscription: [CIVITASDVREMIE]
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK8403
Four figure Latitude: 52.61828215
Four figure longitude: -0.76069086
1:25K map: SK8403
1:10K map: SK80SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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