Post-Medieval_coin,_half_sovereign_of_Henry_VIII_(FindID_585858).jpg


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Post-Medieval coin: half sovereign of Henry VIII
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2013-12-17 12:26:35
Title
Post-Medieval coin: half sovereign of Henry VIII
Description
English: A gold half sovereign of Henry VIII. Third Coinage, Tower mint, struck 1544 - 1547 (pellet-in-annulet mintmark). Bent and slightly worn in places.

Diameter: 30.2mm; thickness: 0.3mm; weight: 6.06g.

Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 1544 and 1547
date QS:P571,+1544-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1544-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1547-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 585858
Old ref: BH-34F856
Filename: Postmed_coin_13_49_6.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/450255
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/450255
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/585858
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