Modern coin – HCR40911

Obverse

Inscription:

hEnRIC VIII [ ] GRA' REX AGL'

Design:

Crowned bust of Henry VII facing right; initial mark: pomegranate

Reverse

Inscription:

CIVITAS CAnTOR

Design:

Long cross over royal shield, W A either side; initial mark: pomegranate

Information

Category

English silver coin

Period

Modern

Group

First Coinage (1509-26)

Authority

England: kingdom

Person

Henry VIII, king of England, 1509-1547, William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1503-1532

Reign

Henry VIII of England, 1509-1547

Dating

1509-1526

Mint

Canterbury (stated mint)

Denomination

Half-groat

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.25

Axis

Diameter (mm)

14.2

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

12/3/1935

Source

T. R. Gambier-Parry

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by T. R. Gambier-Parry, 1935.

Reference

North, J. J. - 1991 - English Hammered Coinage vol. 2 : 1767

Contributors to this coin record

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