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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-A87741
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver groat of Henry VIII, Tower, rose initial mark, North 1797, weight 2.77g, 1526-9
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1526
Date to: Exactly AD 1529
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.77 g
Diameter: 24.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Tuesday 19th November 2013
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 41723
Other reference: E19304
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1797 - 1799)
Obverse inscription: hEnRIC VIII D G R AGL Z FRAnC
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTORE mEV
Initial mark: rose
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: North Walsham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG2728
Four figure Latitude: 52.8017589
Four figure longitude: 1.36606489
1:25K map: TG2728
1:10K map: TG22NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 111 | 1797 |
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