BUC-A0A56B: Medieval coin: half groat of Henry VII

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COIN

Unique ID: BUC-A0A56B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver medieval half groat of Henry VII (1485-1509) dating to 1490-1500. Tun initial mark, class IIIc, Mint of Canterbury. Possibly issued jointly under the King and Archbishop Morton. North 1991, volume II, page 102, number 1712.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1490
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.43 g
Diameter: 19.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st October 2017

Rally details.

This object was found at Weekend Wanderers Bucks Oct 2017 American Tour 2

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 4792

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 3 (N 1708, 1709, 1712)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z [...]
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR// POS[...]/DEV.A/DIVTO/[...] EV
Initial mark: Tun
Die axis measurement: 8 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: Thornton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7535
Four figure Latitude: 52.00837584
Four figure longitude: -0.90873357
1:25K map: SP7535
1:10K map: SP73NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the 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 1712.

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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