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Unique ID: IOW-8EA2E3
Object type certainty: Certain
A Medieval silver groat of Henry VI (1422-1461 AD), minted at Calais. Annulet issue, 1422-1427 AD (North 1991: 74, ref: 1424).
Obverse: hENRIC[DI GRA] REX ANGL Z FRANC; Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches (annulets by neck)
Reverse: POSVI/DEVM.[AD]/IVTORE/M.MEVM (I have made God my Helper); VIL/LA/CALI/SIE; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant (an annulet in two quadrants)
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Exactly AD 1422
Date to: Exactly AD 1427
Dimensions and weight
Weight: 3.49 g
Diameter: 26.8 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: Calais [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1351 - 1509 [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Groat: Henry VI, First reign, Annulet (N 1423 - 1427) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches (annulets by neck)
Obverse inscription: HENRIC[DI GRA] REX ANGL Z FRANC
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant (an annulet in two quadrants)
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEVM.[AD]/IVTORE/M.MEVM (I have made God my Helper); VIL/LA/CALI/SIE
Initial mark: Cross II
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial data
Region: South East And London
County: Isle Of Wight
District: Isle Of Wight
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr Frank Basford
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Identified by: Mr Frank Basford - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-4-515
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Audit data
Created:
Friday 2nd December 2011
Updated: Friday 2nd December 2011
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