WAW-E42B34: Post Medieval Coin: silver cut quarter of a Groat of Henry VIII of England (obverse and reverse)

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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-E42B34

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver cut quarter of a Post Medieval Groat of Henry VIII of England (AD 1509-1547) third coinage dating to (AD 1544-1547). Mint: London (Tower). (N 1845 or 1872, due to the coins fragmentary nature it is difficult to further define).

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 1544
Date to: Circa AD 1547

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13.43 mm
Width: 12.51 mm
Thickness: 0.88 mm
Weight: 0.56 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Wednesday 31st December 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: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Henry VIII, 1544-1547 (N 1844 - 1848)
Obverse description: crowned bearded bust facing
Obverse inscription: [HENRIC VIII] D G AGL[ FRA Z HIB REX]
Reverse description: long cross over Royal Shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI [TAS LON DON]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Bidford-on-Avon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1050
Four figure Latitude: 52.14819791
Four figure longitude: -1.8552719
1:25K map: SP1050
1:10K map: SP15SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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