Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-5E0E34
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete struck / hammered silver groat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558 to AD 1603), dating to the first issue of coinage between AD 1558 and AD 1561, probably minted between AD 1560 and AD 1561. POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV reverse type depicting a square shield on a long cross fourchee dividing the legend. Tower mint. Initial mark unclear. Reverse mark Marlet. North 1986.
Diameter: 23.02 mm
Thickness: 0.45 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1560
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.45 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 23.02 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th November 2012
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH DG AN FR[ ]EGINA
Reverse description: square shield on long cross fourchee, dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOR MM[ ]
Initial mark: unclear
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP2087
Four figure Latitude: 52.480562
Four figure longitude: -1.706943
1:25K map: SP2087
1:10K map: SP28NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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