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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-3E03B1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A groat (silver) of Elizabeth I of England. Type: 1558-1561 (N 1986). Obverse description: Crowned bust left. Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH DG ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA. Reverse description: Straight sided . hield with cross fourchee over .Reverse inscription: POSUI DEUM ADJUTOREM MEUM. Reverse mintmark: Martlet. Initial mark: Martlet.
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
Weight: 1.8 g
Diameter: 24.67 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 30th April 2013
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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
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Groat: Elizabeth I, 1558-1561 (N 1986)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH DG ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Straight sided shield with cross fourchee over
Reverse inscription: POSUI DEUM ADJUTOREM MEUM
Initial mark: Martlet
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Quarrendon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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