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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-1B8363
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver groat of Elizabeth I, (AD1558-1603).
Obverse: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA; crowned bust left.
Reverse: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV; square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend.
IM: Martlet.
North no. 1986.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1560
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st November 2012
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Ms Vanessa Oakden
Identified by: Ms Vanessa Oakden
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: Crowned bust left.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Askham Richard
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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