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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-08B5E1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-Medieval silver penny probably of Henry VIII (1509-1547) dating to AD 1544-1547. Initial mark probably S, probably minted at Southwark, North (1991:115) no. 1855. The edges are torn with about a third of the edge lost.
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 1544
Date to: Circa AD 1547
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.42 g
Diameter: 14.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 19098
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: Southwark
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Henry VIII, 1544-1547 (N 1854 - 1858)
Obverse description: Three quarters facing bust
Obverse inscription: h'. D'. G'. RO[SA SINE SP]I
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over Royal shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS / LO[N]/DON
Initial mark: Possibly S
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
To be known as: Cranmore CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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