Rights Holder: Somerset County Council
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Unique ID: SOMDOR-E06547
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1544
Date to: Circa AD 1547
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.85 g
Diameter: 25.16 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st February 2007
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Groat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Henry VIII, 1544-1547 (N 1844 - 1848)
Obverse description: Crowned bearded bust facing (bust 3)
Obverse inscription: HENRIC * D G A[GL FRA Z HIB REX]
Reverse description: Long cross over Royal shield
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS [------]
Initial mark: missing
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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