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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-C1755B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver Coin. Groat of Henry VIII (1509-1547), second coinage of 1526-1544, issue of 1526-1532.
Obverse description: Portrait bust draped and crowned right; saltire punctuation. Mintmark Arrow (52).
Obverse inscription: HENRICxVIIIxDxGx[--]xREXx
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV'xA/DIVTOR/[EMM]EV
Diameter: 25.2mm, Weight: 2.52gms, die axis: 6
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1526
Date to: Circa AD 1532
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.52 g
Diameter: 25.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 31st August 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM28787
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1797 - 1799)
Obverse description: Portrait bust draped and crowned right; saltire punctuation
Obverse inscription: HENRICxVIIIxDxGx[--]xREXx
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV’xA/DIVTOR/[EMM]EV
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ashby cum Fenby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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