ESS-19D994: Silver coin: groat of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: ESS-19D994

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. North (1991; 133), ref: 1987.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1560
Date to: Circa AD 1561

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.58 g
Diameter: 21.75 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th September 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: CIMS OEF 7294

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
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Elizabeth I, 1558-1561 (N 1986)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: [ELI]ZABETH [DG ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA]
Reverse description: Square topped shield over long cross fourchee dividing legend
Reverse inscription: POSVI / DEV AD / IVTORE / M . MEV
Initial mark: Martlet
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Brentwood (District)
Parish or ward: Mountnessing (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ6396
Four figure Latitude: 51.639186
Four figure longitude: 0.354139
1:25K map: TQ6396
1:10K map: TQ69NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1991	English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son Ltd	133	1875

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Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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