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Unique ID: IOW-6A3C97
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete, slightly bent, clipped and pierced Medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VII (1485-1509), minted at Canterbury. Initial mark: tun/lis, 1486-1504. Struck under the King and Archbishop Morton jointly? (c. 1490-1500) (North 1991: 102, ref: 1712, class IIIb).
Obverse: hEnRIC [ ]nC Z (rosette stops); Crowned bust facing within a tressure of arches
Reverse: POSVI/DEV A/DIVTO/E MEV (rosettes stops) (I have made God my Helper); CIVI/TAS/CAn/TOR; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
The coin has a pierced circular hole, 1.6mm in diameter, at six o' clock on the obverse.
Diameter: 18.3mm. Weight: 1.51g. DA=12:3.
North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Notes:
The coin has been pierced, indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure (under Treasure Act 1996). However, coins dating after AD1180 with similar piercings are also known in hoards of currency, suggesting that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was regarded as a coin or as another type of object at the time that the coin was deposited.
Evidence of reuse: The coin has a pierced circular hole, 1.6mm in diameter, at six o’ clock on the obverse
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1490
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Period of reuse: MEDIEVAL
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.51 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th October 2014
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Other reference: IOW2014-5-141
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VII, Facing bust issue, Class 3 (N 1708, 1709, 1712)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a tressure of arches
Obverse inscription: hEnRIC[ ]nC Z (rosette stops)
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV A/DIVTO/E MEV (rosettes stops) (I have made God my Helper); CIVI/TAS/CAn/TOR
Initial mark: Tun/Lis
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 102 | 1712, class IIIb |