Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-385525
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 period AD 1560 to AD 1561. POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV reverse type depicting a square shield on a long cross fourchee dividing the legend. Mint of London. Initial mark cross crosslet. Reverse mark probably cross crosslet. North type 1986.
Diameter: 23.4 mm
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.9 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: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.9 g
Diameter: 23.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Wednesday 2nd October 2013
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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 ET HI REGNA
Reverse description: square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV AD IVTORE M MEV
Initial mark: cross crosslet
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SJ9358
Four figure Latitude: 53.11912904
Four figure longitude: -2.10604444
1:25K map: SJ9358
1:10K map: SJ95NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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