Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
CC License:

Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

COIN

Unique ID: BH-98CE37

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A hammered silver coin of late medieval date. Groat of Edward IV/V (AD 1461-1482). The coin is in good condition, with little wear and only a small amount of corrosion. It measures 24.4mm diameter by 0.6mm thick and weighs 2.94g.

Class: Groat

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1460
Date to: Ante AD 1483

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 2.94 g
Diameter: 24.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th January 2005

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 05/25 - 3

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered

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
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing.
Obverse inscription: EDVARD DI GRA [REX ANGL Z] FRANC
Reverse description: Long cross, 3 pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: POSVI-DEVM-A-DIVTO[R-M MEVM]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Graveley

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: with finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: SUR-70CC1D
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A silver clipped penny of Edward IV, 1461-1482, York mint.
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: BH-D88D48
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A hammered silver coin of medieval date. Half groat of Edward III (1327-1377 AD). The coin is in good condition, with little wear or corrosion…
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Find number: BH-488D06
Object type: COIN
Broadperiod: IRON AGE
A late Iron Age bronze unit of Cunobelin; British Museum no. 1961-1667/Van Arsdell no. 2093. The coin is in good condition, with only a small …
Workflow: Awaiting validation

Timeline of associated dates

Report a mistake

Audit data

Recording Institution: BH
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.