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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-FC17A8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver groat of Edward VI in the name of Henry VIII, York, lis initial mark with Roman lettering, Bust 5, North 1876, 1547-8
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1547
Date to: Exactly AD 1548
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st August 2013 - Saturday 31st August 2013
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 33767
Other reference: E18681
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Edward VI of England
Mint or issue place: York
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Edward VI, in the name of Henry VIII, 1547-1551 (N 1871 - 1876)
Obverse description: Bust 5 facing
Obverse inscription: HENR[...]
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS EBORACI
Initial mark: lis/none
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Broadland (District)
Parish or ward: Aylsham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG2026
Four figure Latitude: 52.78670666
Four figure longitude: 1.26106342
1:25K map: TG2026
1:10K map: TG22NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 1876 |
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