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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-CA2058
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver Medieval coin; a groat of Edward IV, first reign, light coinage (1464 - 1470), type VII with crown initial marks, quatrefoils by the neck and fleurs on most of the cusps of the tressure. Mint of London. See North number 1570. The coin is cracked and may have been bent and then straightened.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1464
Date to: Circa AD 1470
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 3.11 g
Diameter: 25.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th January 2014 - Tuesday 18th February 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2325
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage (N 1562 - 1583)
Obverse description: Forward facing crowned bust in a tressure of 9 arches, with fleurs on some of the cusps. Quatrefoil at each side of neck.
Obverse inscription: EDWARD' DI GRA' REX ANGL Z FRANC
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM // CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: crown
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Norton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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