Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
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Unique ID: SUR-799396
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver halfpenny of Henry VIII (1509-1547), second coinage of 1526-1544. Uncertain initial mark. London mint.
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 1544
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.29 g
Diameter: 10.8 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st July 2019
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1815 - 1820)
Obverse description: Crowned portrait with brush hair.
Obverse inscription: [...]OSAx SIEx[...]
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TQ0253
Four figure Latitude: 51.26703772
Four figure longitude: -0.53936313
1:25K map: TQ0253
1:10K map: TQ05SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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