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SUR-A6E600: Post medieval coin: Groat of Henry VIII

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COIN

Unique ID: SUR-A6E600

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A silver groat of Henry VIII, 1526-1544. North 1797-9.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1526
Date to: Circa AD 1544

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.53 g
Diameter: 25.05 mm

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: B15-978

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1797 - 1799)
Obverse inscription: HENRIC VIII DG R AGL Z FRANC
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV' ADIVTORE' MEV
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
District: Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Shottesbrooke (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU8477
Four figure Latitude: 51.48572323
Four figure longitude: -0.79163251
1:25K map: SU8477
1:10K map: SU87NW
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

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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