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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-D6A311
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Halfgroat of Henry VIII (1514-1547), third coinage of 1544-1547, York mint. Frayed.
Obverse description: facing portrait bust. Reverse shows through under image.
Obverse inscription: [---]VII[---]
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross.
Reverse inscription: [CIVI]/TAS/E[BO/RACI]
Diameter: 18.2mm, Weight: 0.96gms, die axis: 6
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 1544
Date to: Exactly AD 1547
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.96 g
Diameter: 18.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 15th January 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM38808
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VIII, 1544-1547 (N 1849 - 1853)
Obverse description: facing portrait bust. Reverse shows through under image.
Obverse inscription: [---]VII[---]
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross.
Reverse inscription: [CIVI]/TAS/E[BO/RACI]
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Scawby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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