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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-4FFA96
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Halfpenny of Henry VIII dating from c. AD1509-44. First or second coinage, I.M illegible, London mint. Rev legend is [CIVI/TAS/LOn/DOn].
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 1544
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.34 g
Diameter: 10.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 13th April 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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, not further defined (N 1779 - 1780, 1815 - 1820, 1859 - 1862)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: long cross dividing legend with pellets in angles
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS/LOn/DOn]
Initial mark: illegible
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Allerdale (District)
To be known as: Cockermouth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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