Modern coin – HCR38904

Obverse

Inscription:

[ ]INE SP

Design:

Front-facing crowned bust

Reverse

Inscription:

[ ]TAS LON[ ]

Design:

Long cross dividing the inscription; three pellets in each angle

Information

Category

English silver coin

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

England: kingdom

Person

Henry VIII, king of England, 1509-1547, Edward VI, king of England, 1547-1553

Reign

Henry VIII of England, 1509-1547, Edward VI of England, 1547-1553

Dating

1544-1551

Mint

Tower

Denomination

Halfpenny

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

0.3

Axis

Diameter (mm)

9.8

Acquisition method

transfer

Acquisition date

1922

Source

Bodleian Library

Acquisition credit

Transferred from the Bodleian Library, 1922.

worn

Reference

North, J. J. - 1991 - English Hammered Coinage vol. 2 : 1889

Note:

North assigns this type to Edward VI's issue in Henry's name although more recent work (Withers and Withers 2004: 32) has suggested that identifying halfpennies and farthings as belonging to either Henry's Third Coinage or Edward's in Henry's name is not possible with any confidence and such coins should be considered as 'Third or Posthumous Coinage' only.

Reference

Withers - 2004, Small Silver : Third Coinage/Posthumous Coinage type 2

Contributors to this coin record

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