A Medieval gold half angel of Edward IV (1471-1483 AD), minted at London between 1477 and 1480. Initial mark: pierced cross with central pellet (North 1991: 93, ref: 1630 type XX\/XVIII).
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A Medieval gold half angel of Edward IV (1471-1483 AD), minted at London between 1477 and 1480. Initial mark: pierced cross with central pellet (North 1991: 93, ref: 1630 type XX\/XVIII).
\nObverse: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL; St. Michael standing facing, slaying a dragon with a spear
\nReverse: O CRVX AVE SPES VNICA (Hail! O Cross, our only hope); Sailing ship with standing rigging and a fore and after castle; royal shield on mast with 'E' and rose above<\/p>","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2012-01-12 17:30:57","updated":"2012-01-12 20:06:33","secwfstage":"4","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2012-01-11","datefound2":null,"inscription":null,"disccircum":"Club rally","museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":"1","dateFromCertainty":"4","dateToCertainty":"4","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":"3","subPeriodTo":"3","reason":null,"username":"fbasford","fullname":"Frank Basford","institution":"IOW","usernameUpdate":"fbasford","fullnameUpdate":"Frank Basford","primaryMaterial":"Gold","secondaryMaterial":null,"decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Struck or hammered","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Complete","preservation":"Good","cert":"Certain","periodFrom":"MEDIEVAL","periodTo":"MEDIEVAL","culture":null,"discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":"Mr Frank Basford","secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":"Mr Frank Basford","county":"ISLE OF WIGHT","parish":null,"district":"ISLE OF WIGHT","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":null,"map25k":"SZ5206","map10k":"SZ50NW","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":"Isle of Wight","source":"GPS","obverse_description":"St. Michael standing facing, slaying a dragon with a spear","obverse_inscription":"EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL (saltire and double saltire stops)","reverse_description":"Sailing ship with standing rigging and a fore and after castle; royal shield on mast with \u2018E\u2019 and rose above","reverse_inscription":"O CRVX AVE SPES VNICA (Hail! O Cross, our only hope) (double saltire and rose stops)","denomination":"Half angel","degree_of_wear":"1","allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":null,"die":"12","wearID":"1","moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":"16","typeID":"1973","tribeID":null,"status":"Regular","rulerQualifier":"1","denominationQualifier":"1","mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":"1","initialMark":"Pierced cross with a central pellet","reverseMintMark":null,"statusQualifier":"1","tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":"Edward IV of England (second reign)","ruler2":null,"period_name":null,"date_range":null,"mint_name":"London","wear":"Slightly worn: very fine","die_axis_name":"12 o'clock","category":"English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489","type":"Gold half-angel: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1628 - 1630)","emperorID":null,"mintid":null,"reverseType":null,"i":"363910","f":"IOW2012-5-14.JPG","imagedir":"images\/fbasford\/"}]}