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COIN
Unique ID: SOMDOR-681CF1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1544
Date to: Ante AD 1547
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.27 g
Diameter: 26.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Henry VIII, not further defined (N 1762, 1797 - 1799, 1844 - 1848)
Obverse description: Crowned bearded bust, facing, trefoil stops
Obverse inscription: HENRICVS D G AGL FRA [ET] HIB REX
Reverse description: Cross fourchee over royal shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: None
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Milverton
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. | 1975 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink & Son | 115 | no. 1847 |
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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