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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-258317
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval clipped silver halfgroat of Edward IV (AD 1461-1470), minted at Canterbury. Initial mark: illegible (North 1991: 88, ref: 1590).
Obverse: [ ]GL Z F[ ]; Crowned bust facing, knot below bust (probably no other marks)
Reverse: Outer: [ ]SVI/DEVM A/DIVTOR/[ ] (I have made God my Helper); Inner: CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant (no spur)
Diameter: 18.6mm. Weight: 1.06g. DA=12:12.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1461
Date to: Circa AD 1470
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.06 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th July 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-5-98
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Edward IV, First reign, Heavy coinage, Class 4 (N 1537)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, knot below bust (probably no other marks)
Obverse inscription: [ ]GL Z F[ ]
Reverse description: [ ] SVI//DEVM A/DIVTOR/[ ] (I have made God my Helper); Inner: CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant (no spur)
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
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: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 88 | 1590 |
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