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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-0AAFBC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval silver groat of Henry VII dating to the period AD 1500 - 1507. Initial mark greyhound. Mint of London. See North, Vol. II, p. 101, no. 1705, Class III(c).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1500
Date to: Exactly AD 1507
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.84 g
Diameter: 25.47 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC no. 016997
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Henry VII, Facing bust issue, Class 3 (N 1705)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing. The crown has two arches with the outer edge jewelled.
Obverse inscription: HENRIC DI GRA REX AGL Z FR
Reverse description: Long cross pattee with three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: POSVI/ DEV A/DIVTO/E MEV CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Greyhound
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Cothelstone
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 101 | 1705 class III(c) |
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