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Unique ID: IOW-BE9552
Object type certainty: Certain
A Medieval silver groat of Edward IV (1461-1470 AD), minted at London. Light Coinage, 1464/5-1470. Initial mark: sun (North 1991: 86, ref: 1567 Vc).
Obverse: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC (saltire stops); Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches, quatrefoils by neck
Reverse: POSVI/DEVM A/DIVTOR/E MEVM (saltire stops) (I have made God my Helper) CIVI/TAS/LOn/DOn; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant (an extra pellet in CIVI quadrant)
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 1464
Date to: Exactly AD 1470
Dimensions and weight
Weight: 2.65 g
Diameter: 24.6 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: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: London [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1351 - 1509 [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Groat: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage (N 1562 - 1583) [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches, quatrefoils by neck
Obverse inscription: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC (saltire stops)
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant (an extra pellet in CIVI quadrant)
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEVM A/DIVTOR/E MEVM (saltire stops) (I have made God my Helper) CIVI/TAS/LOn/DOn
Initial mark: Sun
Die axis measurement: 7 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: Grassland, Heathland [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Regularly improved [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 4th January 2012
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: IOW2012-5-12
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Audit data
Created:
Tuesday 10th January 2012
Updated: Tuesday 10th January 2012
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