BUC-CA132D: Medieval coin: half groat of Henry VII

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COIN

Unique ID: BUC-CA132D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A medieval half groat of Henry VII (1485-1509 AD) dating to 1486-1504. Tun initial mark, mint of Canterbury. North 1991, Volume II, page 102, number 1711. The coin has been clipped, and only a small part of the outer inscription remains.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1486
Date to: Circa AD 1504

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.9 mm
Width: 17.5 mm
Weight: 1.06 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 16th November 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 4781

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VII, Facing bust issue, Class 2 (N 1711)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with two arched crown unjewelled, within a tressure of eight arches.
Obverse inscription: hE [...] Z M
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter
Reverse inscription: [...]// CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR
Initial mark: Tun
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Quainton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7220
Four figure Latitude: 51.8739332
Four figure longitude: -0.95556823
1:25K map: SP7220
1:10K map: SP72SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date found
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	Page 102,	Number 1711

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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