Record ID: LON-52D49B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval forged coin with reverse bearing coat of arms and obverse worn and illegible. Coin is dark in colour and has an outer coating of white metal and resembles a copper alloy disk that has been tinned and struck. It is in extremely poor condition with only a part of the coat of arms in a square topped shield visible on the reverse of the coin. The Royal arms are those of James I (AD1603-1625). Diameter: 28.98mm Weight; 5.56g
Created on: Friday 25th September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
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Record ID: LON-B1BC84
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A modern white metal copy of a post-medieval halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547), copying either the third or post-humous coinage. There are several reasons to consider this a modern rather than contemporary forgery, probably dating from the Victorian period onwards. The flan of the coin is too round for a hammered coin of this period, and the edges of the coin a flat with sharp corners. The initial mark (cross with pellet centre) is not one known for Henry VIII and the inscriptions on both obverse and reverse contain inaccuracies- the end of obverse inscription reads [ ]RSh; the r…
Created on: Monday 24th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 19th October 2015
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