COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-574163

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Notes:

This coin does not conform to an official type and is likely to be a contemporary copy. The B from HIB and the X from REX are missing from the obverse legend, however the legend should read REGINA not REX. On the reverse there are six lions within the shield instead of the normal three.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.63 mm
Weight: 2 g
Diameter: 23.31 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 26th June 2010

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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
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Elizabeth I, not further defined (N 1986, 2032)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI RE
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing legend.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair