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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-29AD10
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1480
Date to: AD 1483
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.09 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 27th December 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2006-4-1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRA
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the legends, with a quatrefoil in each quarter
Reverse inscription: Outer: POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM (cinquefoil before POSVI)
Inner: CIVI TAS CAN TON
Initial mark: Long cross fitchee
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 75 | 1040 |
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