SUSS-5A14BF: Late Medieval Coin: Silver Groat of Henry VII

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-5A14BF

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post Medieval silver groat of Henry VII, dating from AD 1504-1507. Profile Issue, Probably Tentative Issue. Intial mark: Crosslet. Mint of London. Cf. North 1991 Vol II, p. 104, no. 1743, or possibly no. 1747. It is difficult to determine whether there is a double or triple band to the obverse crown.

This coins seems to either be a mule or the obverse legend has been simply misspelled, with parts of the legend more similar to those of a halfgroat from this period. The obverse legend reads: HENRIC VII DI GRA REX ANG Z FR, whereas the correct legend for this groat should read: HENRIC VII DI GRA REX ANGL Z F and the correct legend for a halfgroat would read: HENRIC VII DI GRA REX AGL Z.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1504
Date to: Circa AD 1507

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 2.96 g
Diameter: 26.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st December 2013

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Henry VII, profile issue, 1489-1509 (N 1743 - 1747)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing right, probably with tentative crown.
Obverse inscription: HENRIC VII DI GRA REX AGL Z FR
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTORE MEV
Initial mark: crosslet
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
Parish or ward: Wittersham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ8827
Four figure Latitude: 51.01165074
Four figure longitude: 0.67864358
1:25K map: TQ8827
1:10K map: TQ82NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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