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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-E47834
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver penny of Henry VIII, 1509-1526, London mint. North 1773.
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 1509
Date to: Circa AD 1526
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 16.73 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 7th April 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 17-849
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: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Henry VIII, not further defined (N 1773 - 1778, 1808 - 1814, 1854 - 1858)
Obverse description: The King seated facing
Obverse inscription: HENRIC DI GRA REX AGL
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: Portcullis
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Mole Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Dorking North (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ1549
Four figure Latitude: 51.22861315
Four figure longitude: -0.35438877
1:25K map: TQ1549
1:10K map: TQ14NE
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 | 1773 |
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