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COIN
Unique ID: LIN-11A100
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver groat of Henry VIII, mint of London (North no. 1797). Second coinage, struck 1526-44.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1526
Date to: Circa AD 1544
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 25 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VIII of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Henry VIII, 1526-1544 (N 1797 - 1799)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right, double saltire stops
Obverse inscription: HENRIC VIII D G Z AGL Z FRANC'
Reverse description: Long cross over royal shield, double saltire stops
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTORE MEV
Initial mark: Lis
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Nr Scotter
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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Workflow: Awaiting validation
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