Modern coin – HCR40975

Obverse

Inscription:

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

Design:

Right-facing crowned bust of Henry VIII; initial mark: cross patonce

Reverse

Inscription:

CIVITAS CAnTOR

Design:

shield of royal arms, long cross fourchée over shield, W A either side; initial mark: cross patonce

Information

Category

English silver coin

Period

Modern

Group

Second Coinage (1526-44)

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

1526-1532

Mint

Canterbury (stated mint)

Denomination

Half-groat

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.37

Axis

Diameter (mm)

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 : 1802

Reference

Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom : 2343

Contributors to this coin record

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