Modern coin – HCR38843

Obverse

Inscription:

hEnRIC' VIII D' G' R' AGL Z FR'

Design:

Crowned bust facing right; initial mark: voided cross

Reverse

Inscription:

CIVI TAS EBO RACI

Design:

Royal arms in shield over long cross, arms dividing the inscription; T W either side of shield, hat below; initial mark: voided cross

Information

Category

English silver coin

Period

Modern

Group

Second Coinage (1526-44)

Authority

England: kingdom

Person

Henry VIII, king of England, 1509-1547, Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York, Bishop of Durham, 1514-1530

Reign

Henry VIII of England, 1509-1547

Dating

1526-1530

Mint

York (stated mint)

Denomination

Half-groat

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.2

Axis

Diameter (mm)

19.2

Acquisition method

transfer

Acquisition date

1922

Source

Bodleian Library

Acquisition credit

Transferred from the Bodleian Library, 1922.

Reference

North, J. J. - 1991 - English Hammered Coinage vol. 2 : 1805

Contributors to this coin record

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