PAS-5A8459: Post-medieval coin: Groat of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: PAS-5A8459

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A post-medieval silver groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to the period 1560-1561. First coinage. Initial mark: Cross crosslet. Mint of London. North (1975, 110) no. 1986.

This coin has been bent in half as a result of old damage. Some of the circumference has become ragged. It measures 22.6mm in diameter and weighs 1.12g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Finder applying for an export licence

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 22.6 mm
Width: 14.1 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.12 g
Diameter: 22.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 31st March 2014 - Monday 31st March 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Weekend Wanderers USA Tour March-April 2014

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: [...](ET)[...]
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over square topped royal shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV' AD/IVTORE/M . MEV
Initial mark: Cross crosslet
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Lockinge (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU4288
Four figure Latitude: 51.58929397
Four figure longitude: -1.39514884
1:25K map: SU4288
1:10K map: SU48NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1960	English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son	110	1986

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

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