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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-E02686
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete, worn and very thin post-Medieval silver groat dating from the reign of Edward VI (1547-1553), struck in memory of his father Henry VIII (d. 1547); Posthumous issue, 1547-1551. Initial mark: martlet. Initial mark on reverse: martlet. London (Tower) mint (North 1991: 119, ref: 1871).
Obverse: HENRIC 8[ ]GRA AGL FRA[ ]REX; Crowned bust right
Reverse: POSVI/DEV.A/DIVTOR/E.MEV. (I have made God my Helper); Long cross fourchée over royal shield
Diameter: 25.3mm; thickness: 0.41mm. Weight: 2.01g. DA=12:9.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1547
Date to: Exactly AD 1551
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.41 mm
Weight: 2.01 g
Diameter: 25.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st June 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2013-4-81
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward VI of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Edward VI, in the name of Henry VIII, 1547-1551 (N 1871 - 1876)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right
Obverse inscription: HENRIC 8[ ]GRA AGL FRA[ ]REX
Reverse description: Long cross fourchée over royal shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV.A/DIVTOR/E.MEV. (I have made God my Helper)
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 9 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 | 119 | 1871 |
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