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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-BFCEF5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Late medieval or early post-medieval silver hammered groat of Henry VII dating from c. AD1507-1509. North 1747. Profile/regular issue. Mintmark: pheon. Triple band to crown.
Obv: hENRIC VII DI GRA REX ANGLIE Crowned bust right
Rev: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV long cross fourchee over square shield
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1507
Date to: Circa AD 1509
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Henry VII, profile issue, 1489-1509 (N 1743 - 1747)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right
Obverse inscription: hENRIC VII DI GRA REX ANGLIE
Reverse description: long cross fourchee over square shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: pheon
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Ribble Valley (District)
To be known as: Grindleton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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