Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-B9F393
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver groat of Henry VII, London, 1493-5.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1493
Date to: Circa AD 1495
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 2.7 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2011 - Friday 30th September 2011
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: facing crowned bust in scalloped border
Obverse inscription: HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FR (flower stops)
Reverse description: long cross and pellets
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEVM/CIVITAS LONDON (flower stops)
Initial mark: Scallop
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK7217
Four figure Latitude: 52.74583659
Four figure longitude: -0.93484752
1:25K map: SK7217
1:10K map: SK71NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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