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COIN

Unique ID: LIN-898A23

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete post-Medieval silver groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), minted at London. First issue, 1560-1. Initial mark: Martlet.

The coin measures 25mm in diameter and weighs 2.05g.

This coin does not appear to be listed in North (1991).

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: 2.05 g
Diameter: 25 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

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, not further defined (N 1997, 2015, 2024 - 2031)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left
Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G AN FRA ET HI REGINA
Reverse description: Long cross over royal shield
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Martlet
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Kettlethorpe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK8376
Four figure Latitude: 53.27449843
Four figure longitude: -0.75679192
1:25K map: SK8376
1:10K map: SK87NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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