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COIN
Unique ID: DENO-9F99D2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval silver groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), martlet initial mark, first issue, AD 1560-1561.
Coin Reference: North, Volume 2, 1991; p.133, number 1987.
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: 1.6 g
Diameter: 22.32 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Monday 14th May 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E7615
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: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH DG AN FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Square topped shield over long cross fourchee dividing legend
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Martlet
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Perlethorpe Cum Budby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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