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COIN
Unique ID: CORN-E47918
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver Post Medieval coin, probably a groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), dating to AD 1558-1561.
Ref: North (1991: 133, no 1986)
Both faces are virtually blank and/or illegible except for 'GI' on the obverse and 'V' on the reverse. There are also the faint remains of the long cross fourcée over shield. The remaining visible legend and reverse description indicate that this is a groat of Elizabeth I.
Measurements: Diameter, 20.66mm; Thickness, 0.42mm; Weight, 0.82g
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 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.42 mm
Weight: 0.82 g
Diameter: 20.66 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS 2022 43
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Illegible
Obverse inscription: [ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB RE]GI[NA]
Reverse description: Long cross fourcée over shield
Reverse inscription: [POSVI DE]V [ADIVTOREM MEV]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Ives (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW5336
Four figure Latitude: 50.17243497
Four figure longitude: -5.46050079
1:25K map: SW5336
1:10K map: SW56NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 133 | 1986 |
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