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COIN
Unique ID: SUR-132159
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A worn Post-Medieval silver groat of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603), first coinage and cross crosslet initial mark dating to 1560 - 1561. Mint of London. As North (1991) Volume 2, p 133 no 1986.
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
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.81 g
Diameter: 23.5 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)
Initial mark: cross crosslet
Die axis measurement: 4 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: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: Whitchurch (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4849
Four figure Latitude: 51.23816903
Four figure longitude: -1.3138162
1:25K map: SU4849
1:10K map: SU44NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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