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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-7BE86E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval silver halfpenny of Henry VIII dating to AD 1532 to 1542. Initial mark arrow. Second coinage. Withers class 1D. Minted at London. North (1991:112) no.1815.
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 1532
Date to: Exactly AD 1542
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.24 g
Diameter: 11.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2016 - Monday 29th February 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 19114
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1815 - 1820)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, double struck single arched crown
Obverse inscription: h x D x G x [ROSA SINE] SPIA
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [CIVI]/TA[S] / LOn/DOn
Initial mark: Arrow
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Carhampton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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