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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-55B465
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver groat of Henry VI, (AD 1422-1461). Pinecone-Mascle type, (1430-1434).
Obverse: HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC; crowned bust facing.
Reverse: POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEVM, VILLA CALISIE; long cross dividing legends, three pellets in each quarter.
Mint: Calais.
North no. 1461.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1430
Date to: Circa AD 1434
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.7 g
Diameter: 27.09 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry IV - Henry VI (first reign)
Mint or issue place: Calais
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat or halfgroat of Henry IV, V or VI not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing.
Obverse inscription: HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legends, three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEVM ADIVTOREM MEVM, VILLA CALISIE
Initial mark: V
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Bickley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 1461 |
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