Rights Holder: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service
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Unique ID: SWYOR-99AE3F
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver Post Medieval coin; a sovereign penny of Henry VIII dating to the period AD 1509 - 1526. First coinage. King enthroned issue. Royal shield with T D to sides on reverse. Mint of Durham under Archbishop Thomas Ruthall. North Vol 2, p.110, no.1777. The coin is 15.6mm in diameter, 0.7mm thick and weighs 0.6g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1509
Date to: Circa AD 1526
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.69 g
Diameter: 15.6 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2018 - Monday 31st December 2018
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Other reference: PAS form number 3408
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, 1509-1526 (N 1773 - 1778)
Obverse description: King enthroned
Obverse inscription: [H D G] ROSA (SIE SPINA)
Reverse description: square topped shield over a long cross fourchee with T (D) at sides
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS [DVR]RAM
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK9397
Four figure Latitude: 53.4615461
Four figure longitude: -0.60070823
1:25K map: SK9397
1:10K map: SK99NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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