Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-CE6003
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post-Medieval silver coin: a sovereign penny of Henry VIII (AD 1509 - 1547), second coinage, crescent initial mark, Durham mint, dating from AD 1526 - 1529, issued under Bishop Thomas Wolsey. It is 15.2mm diameter, 0.5mm thick and 0.6g. Reference: North (1991), volume 2, page 112, number 1811.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1526
Date to: Circa AD 1529
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 15.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2018 - Monday 30th April 2018
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Other reference: PAS form number 3177
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: Durham
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1808 - 1814)
Obverse description: King enthroned
Obverse inscription: H D G ROSA [SIE] SPIA'
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over a square topped shield, T W at sides and a hat below
Reverse inscription: [CIVITAS] DURR[M]
Initial mark: crescent
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SE8381
Four figure Latitude: 54.21801469
Four figure longitude: -0.72862575
1:25K map: SE8381
1:10K map: SE88SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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