Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-755583
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver hammered groat of Edward IV. First reign, light coinage. York mint. Obverse: bust facing with trefoils by neck. Initial Marks: lis/sun.
Pierced at almost 3 o'clock.
Notes:
The coin has been pierced, indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure (under Treasure Act 1996). However, coins dating after AD1180 with similar piercings are also known in hoards of currency, suggesting that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins, and not all coins were pierced to convert them into objects such as pendants. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was regarded as a coin or as another type of object at the time that the coin was deposited.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1461
Date to: Circa AD 1470
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.63 g
Diameter: 28.5 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage (N 1562 - 1583)
Obverse description: bust facing, trefoil by neck
Obverse inscription: EDWARD DI G[ ]
Reverse description: longcross
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI
Initial mark: lis
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SZ4386
Four figure Latitude: 50.672084
Four figure longitude: -1.392857
1:25K map: SZ4386
1:10K map: SZ46NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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