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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-AEF2D5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver post Medieval coin fragment of Elizabeth I. [ AD 1558-1603 ] Initial mark Martlet AD 1560-1561 Obverse; NA- mint mark- EL visible. Reverse part long cross over part shield. Weight 0.6 grams, Diameter 15.75mm.
Possibly part of a groat which has been cut, to use as a penny.
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 1560
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 15.75 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th June 2021
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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, not further defined (N 1986, 2032)
Obverse description: Worn
Obverse inscription: NA_ EL
Reverse description: Long cross over shield.
Initial mark: Marlett
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Broadhembury (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST0705
Four figure Latitude: 50.8370307
Four figure longitude: -3.32209247
1:25K map: ST0705
1:10K map: ST00NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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