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Unique ID: IOW-AD9AD9
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A clipped and worn Medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VII (1485-1509), minted at Canterbury. Initial marks: illegible/lis. Struck under the King and Archbishop Morton jointly? (c. 1490-1500). North 1991: 102, ref: 1712, class IIIb.
Obverse: hEnRIC DI GRA REX AnGL [ ] (rosette stops); Crowned bust facing within a double stranded multifoil, all within an inner circle.
Reverse: (lis) POSVI/DEV A/DIVTO/E mEV (I have made God my Helper) (rosette stops); CIVI/TAS/CAn/TOR; Long cross dividing the inscriptions with three pellets in each quadrant.
Diameter: 19.0mm. Weight: 1.41g. DA=12:2.
North, J. J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1490
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.41 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th January 2020 - Saturday 18th January 2020
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Other reference: IOW2020-2-19
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Henry VII of England
Mint or issue place: Canterbury
Category: English coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489
Type: Halfgroat: Henry VII, Facing bust issue, Class 3 (N 1708, 1709, 1712)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a double stranded multifoil, all within an inner circle
Obverse inscription: hEnRIC DI GRA REX AnGL [ ] (rosette stops) / CIVI/TAS/CAn/TOR
Reverse description: Long cross dividing the inscriptions with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: (lis) POSVI/DEV A/DIVTO/E mEV (I have made God my Helper) (rosette stops)
Initial mark: lis
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 102 | 1712, class IIIb |