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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-516DD3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A worn Post Medieval silver groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD), dating to 1560-1561.
First issue with martlet initial mark. London mint. North (1991: 133) No. 1986.
Measurements: diameter 23.15mm, thickness 0.52mm, weight 1.64g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1560
Date to: Exactly AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.52 mm
Weight: 1.64 g
Diameter: 23.15 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Elizabeth I, 1558-1561 (N 1986)
Obverse description: Bust facing left
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D.G AN[G FRA ET] HI. REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legends
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV[AD/IVT]ORE/M[M]EV
Initial mark: Martlet
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Mid Sussex (District)
Parish or ward: Albourne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ2517
Four figure Latitude: 50.93890472
Four figure longitude: -0.22230282
1:25K map: TQ2517
1:10K map: TQ21NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 133 | 1986 |
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