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COIN

Unique ID: SF-21A088

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

A very worn and incomplete silver Medieval halfgroat, possibly of Edward IV, c.1461-1483 AD.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1461
Date to: Circa AD 1483

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.76 g
Diameter: 18.99 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finder's ref: 286

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward III - Richard III
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat or halfgroat of Edward III to Richard III not further defined
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a double stranded multifoil, all within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: [...WARD?] DI GRA REX [AGL? Z...] (double saltire stops)
Reverse description: Long cross dividing inner and outer legends, three pellets in the angle of the cross, all within an inner circle
Reverse inscription: +POSVI/DEV[M?]/[]/[...M?] // CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Weybread

Spatial coordinates


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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

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

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