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COIN
Unique ID: BERK-FAF9EA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn silver groat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), now broken in two. The intial mark appears to be an ermine, which would date the coin to c. AD 1572-73, however the wear and damage to the coin makes the reading difficult. There does not appear to be a rose behind the Queen's head, and there is no date above the shield on the reverse, making this identification likely. Probably North 1999.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1572
Date to: Circa AD 1573
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 19.66 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Friday 11th April 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2014.412
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1999)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G AN[G FRA ET/Z HI REGI]NA
Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend over square shield
Reverse inscription: [PO]SVI DEV [ADIVT]ORE[M MEV]
Initial mark: Ermine?
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Lighthorne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3256
Four figure Latitude: 52.20130673
Four figure longitude: -1.53319847
1:25K map: SP3256
1:10K map: SP35NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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