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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-B453F7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval silver groat of Edward IV (1461-1470), minted at London. Light Coinage, 1464/5-1470. Type VII, Initial marks: crown/none, 1466-1467 (North 1991: 87, ref: 1570).
Obverse: (crown) EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL (saltire) Z FRANC; Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches, quatrefoils by neck.
Reverse: POSVI/DEVm A/DIVTOR/E' mEVm (I have made God my Helper) CIVI/TAS/LOn/DOn; Long cross dividing the inscriptions with three pellets in each quadrant.
Diameter: 25.3mm. Weight: 3.04g. DA=12:3.
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 1466
Date to: Exactly AD 1467
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.04 g
Diameter: 25.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th October 2017 - Sunday 29th October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-7-268
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Edward IV of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage (N 1562 - 1583)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches, quatrefoils by neck
Obverse inscription: (crown) EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL (saltire) Z FRANC
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)//CIVI/TAS/LOn/DOn
Initial mark: Crown
Die axis measurement: 3 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 | 87 | 1570 |
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