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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-AC200E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver groat of Henry VI (1422-1461) of the annulet issue with a fleur on the breast. Reverse: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEVM, CIVITAS LONDON; long cross dividing legends, three pellets in each quarter, one annulet in two quarters. London mint dating from AD 1422-27. North no. 1423.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1423
Date to: Circa AD 1423
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.5 g
Diameter: 27.83 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th January 2015 - Sunday 11th January 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Henry VI, First reign, Annulet (N 1423 - 1427)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing.
Obverse inscription: HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC DNS HYB
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legends, three pellets in each quarter, one annulet in two quarters.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEVM, CIVITAS LONDON
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Acton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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