PUBLIC-722EEC: PUBLIC-722EEC-silver groat of HenryVIII

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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-722EEC

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A silver medieval Groat of Henry VIII (1509-1547), second coinage, issue of 1526-1544.

Obverse description: Portrait bust right, Laker bust D; mintmark Lis (105).

Obverse inscription: HENRICxVIII DxGxR'xAGL'xZxFRANCE

Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross

Reverse inscription: POSVIx/DEVxA/DIVTOR/E'xMEV

JJ North vol2, Page: 111 Ref: 1797/1798

Diameter: 24.5mm, Weight: 2.5gms

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1526
Date to: Circa AD 1544

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 24.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th May 2018

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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: Portrait bust right, Laker bust D
Obverse inscription: HENRICxVIII DxGxR’xAGL’xZxFRANCE
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV’xA/DIVTOR/E’xMEV
Initial mark: Lis
Die axis measurement: 7 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: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
Parish or ward: Arncott (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6118
Four figure Latitude: 51.85726286
Four figure longitude: -1.11567912
1:25K map: SP6118
1:10K map: SP61NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: metal detecting Find
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1960	English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son	111	1797/1798

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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