HESH-4FD8A1: Medieval coin:silver groat of Edward IV (obverse and reverse)

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COIN

Unique ID: HESH-4FD8A1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval silver groat of Edward IV (1461-1470) Light coinage (1464/5-1470) Type VII (July 1466-July 1467) initial mark crown. Minted in London. North (1991:p. 87) no 1570. Buck (2000) notes that later issues have small trefoils on the cusp. Therefore the date may be narrowed even further. The coin could possibly be a contemporary copy.

Buck, I. (2000) Medieval English Groats.Witham, Greenlight Publishing.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1466
Date to: Circa AD 1467

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 24.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 23rd June 2014 - Monday 23rd June 2014

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage (N 1562 - 1583)
Obverse description: crown, facing, tressure of arches. Trefoil on cusp, quartefoil by neck
Obverse inscription: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC [......]
Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing the legends; in each angle, three pellets
Reverse inscription: POSUI DEUM ADITORUM MEUM -
Initial mark: CROWN
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Telford and Wrekin (Unitary Authority)
District: Telford and Wrekin (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ercall Magna (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ5916
Four figure Latitude: 52.74006381
Four figure longitude: -2.60871673
1:25K map: SJ5916
1:10K map: SJ51NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	87	1570

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

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