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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-638624
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver groat of Henry VIII (AD 1509 - 1547), first coinage (1509-26). Mint mark pheon on obverse and reverse, mint of London. North (1991) no.1762
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 1509
Date to: Circa AD 1526
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.71 mm
Weight: 2.3 g
Diameter: 25.46 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th March 2019
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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, 1509-1526 (N 1762)
Obverse description: Crowned bust right. Pheon mint mark at top of legend.
Obverse inscription: +HENRIC VIII DI GRA REX AGL Z FRA
Reverse description: square topped royal shield over long cross foruchee. Mint mark Pheon at top of legend.
Reverse inscription: +POSVI/DEV.A/DIVTO/E.MEV
Initial mark: pheon
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
Parish or ward: Tenterden (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ8732
Four figure Latitude: 51.0568887
Four figure longitude: 0.66698296
1:25K map: TQ8732
1:10K map: TQ83SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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