The Portable Antiquities Scheme
POST MEDIEVAL COIN
1532
Silver Coin. Halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547), kindly suggested by the finder to be an issue of 1532 for Archbishop Wareham, Canterbury mint.Obverse description: Profile portrait bust right, initial cross pattee. Mintmark possibly pansy (30).Obverse inscription: HENRICxVIIIxDIGRxA[--]Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross, W A to either side of shield.Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/CAN/TORDiameter: 18.1mm, Weight: 1.32gms, die axis: 12
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