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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-C11E78
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval coin: groat of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) minted in London between 1560 and 1561. North No. 1986.
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 1560
Date to: Exactly AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.88 g
Diameter: 22.66 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 4th July 2016 - Monday 5th September 2016
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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
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: Bust facing left.
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G AN FR ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Shield with a cross over it.
Reverse inscription: POSVI / DEV AD / IVTORE / M MEV
Initial mark: Cross-crosslet
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
District: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Barston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP1878
Four figure Latitude: 52.3997218
Four figure longitude: -1.73687278
1:25K map: SP1878
1:10K map: SP17NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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