Find Spot record HNY 055 - Medieval silver groat, Garden near Bell's Inn

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Summary

Silver groat, minted in Dublin, of Edward IV, 1442-83 AD, found by schoolboy Graham Scott, in garden near Bell's Inn (now a private house). Formerly recorded as HNY MISC

Location

Grid reference TM 026 770 (point)
Map sheet TM07NW
Civil Parish HINDERCLAY, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Silver groat, minted in Dublin, of Edward IV, 1442-83 AD, found by schoolboy Graham Scott, in garden near Bell's Inn (now a private house). Reported in January 1957 to Basil Brown but date of find not known. Coin is worn and iron stained, weighs 32.5 grains (S1)(S2)(S3).

Formerly recorded as HNY MISC

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, XII,11; card index 179.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volume, card index.
  • <S2> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1963.
  • <S3> Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 29, (3), 1963, 350.

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Record last edited

Nov 16 2018 11:38AM

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