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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-8F286E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin fragment. Groat of Henry VIII (1509-1547), third issue of 1544-1547.
Obverse description: Portrait facing bust. Inscription lost and worn away.
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross. Inscription lost.
Diameter: 23.4mm, Weight: 1.49gms, die axis: 11
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 1544
Date to: Exactly AD 1547
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.49 g
Diameter: 23.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 28th February 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM25810a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Henry VIII, 1544-1547 (N 1844 - 1848)
Obverse description: Portrait facing bust.
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross.
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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