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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-2389B7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Initial mark: martlet: 1560-1561 (North 1986).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1560
Date to: Exactly AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.63 g
Diameter: 22.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th May 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2010-2-295
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Groat
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: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH.D.G.ANG.FR.ET.HIB.REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV.AD/IVTORE/M.MEV (I have made God my Helper)
Initial mark: Martlet
Die axis measurement: 12 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: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the 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 |
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