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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-E2DD01
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-Medieval silver groat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), dating to AD 1560-1561. First issue with martlet initial mark. London mint. North (1991: 133) 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: Circa AD 1560
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.82 g
Diameter: 23.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 15th June 2016 - Wednesday 15th June 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt: 017441
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 left
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G AN FR ET HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield quartered by long cross forchee, dividing legend.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DE[V] ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Martlet
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Barrington CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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