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COIN
Unique ID: NARC-32A834
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver groat of Elizabeth I. Second issue, bust type 1F, beaded circle. No rose or date.
Obverse: ELIZABETH.D.G.AN[ ].ET.HI.REGINA bust left
Reverse: sheild
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: 1.77 g
Diameter: 23.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 31st March 2011
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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)
Obverse description: bust 1F left, beaded border.
Reverse description: sheild
Initial mark: cross crosslet
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Preston Capes (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP5753
Four figure Latitude: 52.172325
Four figure longitude: -1.167938
1:25K map: SP5753
1:10K map: SP55SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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