Rights Holder: Oxfordshire County Council
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Unique ID: BERK-6BAE49
Object type certainty: Certain
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A worn, clipped and slightly bent medieval silver halfgroat of Edward IV (second reign), dating to the period early AD 1480 to 12th February 1483. Mint of Canterbury. Lombardic Ns, unbarred As. Probable cinquefoil initial marks. North N1640.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1480
Date to: Circa AD 1483
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm
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Other reference: 2017.055
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (second reign)
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Edward IV, Second reign (N 1634 - 1640)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing
Obverse inscription: EDWARD D[...]EX ANGL (Z?) FRA
Reverse description: Long cross dividing two bands of legends, three pellets in innermost quarters
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV [...] MEVM / CIVITAS CANTOR
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP2516
Four figure Latitude: 51.842048
Four figure longitude: -1.63852732
1:25K map: SP2516
1:10K map: SP21NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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