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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-8BE83A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval silver penny of Henry VII, dating from1494-1501.
North (2006: 103) number 1731. Minted at Durham under Bishop Richard Fox.
14.7mm in diameter, 0.3mm thickness, weight 0.47g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1494
Date to: Circa AD 1501
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 0.47 g
Diameter: 14.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd October 2018 - Thursday 3rd January 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 017606
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII - Henry VIII
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: King enthroned, sovereign type, Henry VII or Henry VIII, not further defined
Obverse description: King enthroned holding orb and sceptre. R D by shield and mitre above.
Reverse description: Royal shield over long cross which divides the legend
Initial mark: None visible
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Mid Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Burlescombe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST0617
Four figure Latitude: 50.94474835
Four figure longitude: -3.33938111
1:25K map: ST0617
1:10K map: ST01NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 | 103 |
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