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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-002287
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver groat of Henry VIII (AD 1509-1547). Second coinage. Long cross fourceé over royal shield on reverse. Initial mark Fleur de Lis. Tower mint. AD 1544-47. Diameter: 22.24mm. Thickness: 0.86mm. Weight: 2.60g. Missing part of its outer flan.
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 1544
Date to: Circa AD 1547
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.86 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Diameter: 22.24 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Crowned bust facing right.
Obverse inscription: hENRIC VIII D G' R AGL Z FRANC'
Reverse description: Long cross fourceé over royal shield on reverse.
Reverse inscription: POSUI DEV' A DJVTORE MEV
Initial mark: Fleur de lis
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Sotby area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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