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COIN
Unique ID: SF-4A40DE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and damaged silver groat of Henry VIII, second coinage, c.1526-1544 AD. As North, 1975, p. 92, no. 1797. It has two parallel circular piercings towards the outer edge.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1526
Date to: Circa AD 1544
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.32 g
Diameter: 24.44 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 29th March 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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 description: Crowned bust right within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: h[]nRIC VIII D G [] AGL Z []RAC
Reverse description: Square shield over a long cross fourchee that divides the legend, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV(double saltire)A/DIVTO[]/E'[]EV
Initial mark: Lis
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Falkenham
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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