Rights Holder: National Museums Liverpool
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Unique ID: LVPL-FFB13B
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver medieval groat of Henry VII (1485-1509), class IIIc, dating to the period 1490-1504. Intitial mark tun and lis. Minted in Canterbury.
Obverse: Facing bust 3 with realistic hair, crown with two arches, the outer of which is jewelled. Legend: hENRIC [...] ANGL FR
Reverse: Long cross dividing legend in two concentric circles; three pellets in angles. Legend: [POSVI/DEVm A]/DIVTO'/E mEV // CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR with cinquefoil terminals.
Notes:
Finder ref: February 2020 no.34
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1585
Date to: Circa AD 1509
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.45 g
Diameter: 18.9 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st February 2020
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Henry VII, Facing bust issue, Class 3 (N 1705)
Obverse description: Facing bust 3 with realistic hair, crown with two arches, the outer of which is jewelled
Obverse inscription: hENRIC [...] ANGL FR
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend in two concentric circles; three pellets in angles.
Reverse inscription: [POSVI/DEVm A]/DIVTO'/E mEV // CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR with cinquefoil terminals
Initial mark: Tun, lis
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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