Rights Holder: Leicestershire County Council
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Unique ID: LEIC-0BBDB9
Object type certainty: Certain
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Post medieval silver groat of Elizabeth I 1592-5, sixth issue, London mint.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1592
Date to: Circa AD 1595
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.48 g
Diameter: 23 mm
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH [DG ANG FR ET HI]B REGINA
Reverse description: Shield on long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM [MEV]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SK5618
Four figure Latitude: 52.75671615
Four figure longitude: -1.17166659
1:25K map: SK5618
1:10K map: SK51NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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