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Unique ID: CORN-E93766
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver groat of Henry VI, First Reign (1421-1471), Leaf-Trefoil issue (1435-1438), Class B with no leaf on breast, initial mark cross fleury on obverse and plain cross on reverse. Cf. Buck, 2000, p.15, Leaf Trefoil Issue B.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1435
Date to: Exactly AD 1438
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 3.65 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2018 - Wednesday 31st October 2018
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VI of England (first reign)
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Groat: Henry VI, First reign, Leaf-Trefoil, Class B (N 1486)
Obverse description: crowned bust facing with open crown within a tressure of nine arches with trefoils on all cusps except above crown
Obverse inscription: +hEnRIC leaf DI leaf GRA leaf REX trefoil AnGL saltire Z FRAnC
Reverse description: long cross pattee dividing legends with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: +POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM / CIVITAS leaf LOnDOn trefoil
Initial mark: cross fleury
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SW8773
Four figure Latitude: 50.5179339
Four figure longitude: -5.00600984
1:25K map: SW8773
1:10K map: SW83NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Buck, Ivan | 2000 | Medieval English Groats | Witham Essex | Greenlight | p.15 | Leaf Trefoil Issue B |