Rights Holder: Bristol City Council
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Unique ID: GLO-00E6DB
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver groat of Henry VIII (1509-1547) Third coinage dated to 1544-1547 possible Bust 1 Obverse: Crowned bust facing forward HE[NRIC 8 DG ANG FR]A Z H[IB RE]X Reverse: shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross CIVITAS BRISTOLIE
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1544
Date to: Circa AD 1547
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.83 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st November 2014 - Thursday 1st January 2015
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: Bristol
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Henry VIII, 1544-1547 (N 1844 - 1848)
Obverse description: Crowned three quarter bust facing forward
Obverse inscription: HE[NRIC 8 DG ANG FR]A Z H[IB RE]X
Reverse description: shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS BRISTOLIE
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SO7126
Four figure Latitude: 51.93174967
Four figure longitude: -2.42318456
1:25K map: SO7126
1:10K map: SO72NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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