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Description: | Fragemnt of a silver quarter farthing dating to the Medieval period, from Henry VII (1485-1509). Class 7a or b. Obverse shows the upper left part of Henry VII's face. Part of the hair and crown is visible.The inscription reads HE, with the sceptre visble next to it. The reverse shows four pellets and the inscription 'NOR'. This could indicate the moneyer Norman, who Wren (1992) notes minted coins of 7a-7b at Bury and 7b at Canterbury (p.30).It is 0.34 grams, 10.03mm radiusReference: Wren, C. 1992. 'The Short Cross Coinage 1180-1247 Henery II to Henery III.' Plantagenet Books. Kent.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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