Record ID: NMGW-F9CFEA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver post-medieval groat of Henry VIII (1509-1547). Second coinage, rose initial mark, minted at the Tower of London, 1526-1529 (North 1797). The coin has a double bend but is not very worn. Coins with a double bend are sometimes referred to as love tokens but they may have been used for supposed amuletic properties. Manville (2014, p. 20) says of bent coins: “A twice bent coin might be carried in the pocket or wallet as a protection against the ‘evil eye’ or other witchcraft, hence the crooked sixpence of the children’s rhyme. Other so-called lucky pocket pieces might be …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd September 2020
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-7719F6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver coin Henry VIII (1509-47) groat, London Second coinage; Privy mark: Rose (c. 1526-9) 2.63g
Created on: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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