The Portable Antiquities Scheme
MEDIEVAL COIN
1485
Medieval coin; struck silver penny of Henry VII, facing bust issue, ‘sovereign’ type. Durham mint, under Bishop John Sherwood. This coin dates to 1485-1494.Obv. Enthroned facing portrait of the king with orb and sceptre. Two pillars to throne.H.D.G.[…]Rev. Squared royal shield over long cross fourchee which divides the legend. ‘D / S’ to either side of shieldCIVI/TAS/DVR/HAMDiameter 14.7mm, thickness 0.4mm, weight 0.59gRef: North ‘English Hammered Coinage’ volume II (pp. 103, no. 1730)
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