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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-6668DC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A post-medieval silver groat of Henry VIII (1509-1547), First Coinage (1509-26), mint: Tournai (Belgium) dating to AD1513, initial mark: crowned T, Spink 2317. Ref: Spink 2016: 238.
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing right
Obverse inscription: hEnRIC DI' GRA' REX FRAnC' Z AGLIE'
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/TORn/ACEn
Diameter: 28 mm; Weight: 3g; DA: 6
Notes:
Henry VIII's coin from the mint at Tournai (Belgium) were struck during a short period, from 1513-18, when the town was captured from France. Spink (2016: 238) states that his groats were all at the mint in 1513. Finds are very rare in Britain, with only one other recorded on the PAS database (IOW-EFD714).
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Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: National importance
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 1513
Date to: Circa AD 1518
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 15th May 2021
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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: Tournai
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Henry VIII, Tournai mint, 1513 (Spink 2317)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing right
Obverse inscription: hEnRIC DI' GRA' REX FRAnC' Z AGLIE' (saltire stops)
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/TORn/ACEn (double saltire stops)
Initial mark: Crowned T
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Burgh Le Marsh (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF5163
Four figure Latitude: 53.14275296
Four figure longitude: 0.25611938
1:25K map: TF5163
1:10K map: TF56SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2016 | Coin of England and the United Kingdom 51 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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