Modern coin – HCR38996

Obverse

Inscription:

[HE]NRI 8 D G AGL FR ET HI REX]

Design:

Three-quarters facing crowned bust of Henry VIII

Reverse

Inscription:

CIVI/TAS/LON/DO[N]

Design:

Long cross over royal shield; initial mark: E

Information

Category

English silver coin

Period

Modern

Group

Posthumous coinage (1547-1551)

Authority

England: kingdom

Person

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

Reign

Dating

1547-1549

Mint

Southwark (Modern)

Denomination

Half-groat

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.15

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.1

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 : 1878

Contributors to this coin record

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