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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-164D2C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A possibly clipped Medieval silver groat of Edward IV (second reign, 1471-1483), minted at London. Initial marks: cinquefoil/cinquefoil. Type XXI, 1480-1483 (North 1991: 93, ref: 1631).
Obverse: EDWARD DI GRA REX AnGL Z FRAnC (double saltire stops); Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown within a tressure of arches, rose on breast
Reverse: POSVI/DEVm A/DIVTOR/E mEVm (I have made God my Helper) (double saltire and rose stops); CIVI/TAS/LOn/DOn; Long cross dividing the inscriptions with three pellets in each quadrant
Diameter: 26.0mm. Weight: 2.66g. DA=12:8.
North, J. J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1480
Date to: Exactly AD 1483
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.66 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 19th August 2016 - Friday 19th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-5-56
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1631 - 1633)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown within a tressure of arches, rose on breast
Obverse inscription: EDWARD DI GRA REX AnGL Z FRAnC (double saltire stops)
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscriptions with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEVm A/DIVTOR/E mEVm (I have made God my Helper) (double saltire and rose stops); CIVI/TAS/LOn/DOn
Initial mark: Cinquefoil
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 93 | 1631 |
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