Modern coin – HCR40890

Obverse

Inscription:

RVTILAnS ROSA SInE SPInA

Design:

Double rose, crowned, h and K either side; initial mark: rose

Reverse

Inscription:

hEnRIC 8 DI' G' R' AGL' Z FRA'

Design:

Crowned royal shield; initial mark: rose

Information

Category

English gold coin

Period

Modern

Group

Second Coinage (1526-44)

Authority

England: kingdom

Person

Henry VIII, king of England, 1509-1547, Katherine of Aragon, Queen consort of Henry VIII, 1509 - 1533

Reign

Henry VIII of England, 1509-1547

Dating

1526-1529

Mint

Tower

Denomination

Halfcrown

Metal

gold

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.75

Axis

Diameter (mm)

14.5

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 : 1794

Reference

Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom : 2285

Contributors to this coin record

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