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1 Penny - Henry VIII 2nd coinage, Durham mint
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1526-1544 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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Henry VIII's second coinage coincided with the period before the great debasement began in earnest — silver was still relatively honest, though the king's finances were already under strain from military campaigns and court expenditure. Durham pennies of this period were struck under the authority of the Bishop of Durham, Cuthbert Tunstall, who held the franchise to mint coinage in the palatinate. Ecclesiastical mints operating under episcopal privilege were an medieval survival increasingly out of step with Tudor centralization.
Tunstall had previously served as Bishop of London and was a correspondent of Erasmus — an unusual background for a mint operator.