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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-4BA2B4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver half groat of Edward VI
Posthumous coinage of Henry VIII
Diameter 19mm.
Obverse: bust of Henry VIII facing three-quarter forward
Obverse inscription: [HEN]RIC [.] D […]
Reverse: shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross
Reverse inscription: CIVITA[S] CAN[TOR]
Condition: poorNotes:
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1547
Date to: Ante AD 1551
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 10th September 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 3132
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward VI of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Edward VI, in the name of Henry VIII, 1547-1551 (N 1877 - 1882)
Obverse description: bust of Henry VIII facing three-quarter forward
Obverse inscription: [HEN]RIC [.] D […]
Reverse description: shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross
Reverse inscription: CIVITA[S] CAN[TOR]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Forest of Dean (District)
To be known as: Westbury on Severn
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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