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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-BAD12E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver Richard III groat, c.AD 1467-1468, Spink 2001/North 1669, London mint.
Obverse: Crown and upper right of bust within double-bordered rose window. Inscription missing.
Reverse: Long cross with three pellets in each quadrant. Inscription: Outer missing // [CIVI T]AS LON [DON]
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1467
Date to: Circa AD 1468
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16 mm
Width: 12 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.42 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 5th January 2022
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Richard III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat of Richard III (N 1679 - 1681)
Obverse description: Crown and upper right of bust within double-bordered rose window
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: Outer missing // [CIVI T]AS LON [DON]
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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