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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-56EB3D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post-Medieval coin, probably a groat, of Elizabeth I dating from 1558 to 1561. Initial mark unclear. Minted at London. Probably 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: Exactly AD 1558
Date to: Exactly AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.93 g
Diameter: 22.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st November 2017 - Thursday 30th November 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt: 019487
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, not further defined (N 1986, 2032)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left.
Obverse inscription: [E]LIZ[ABETH D G ANG FRA ET HIB] REGI[NA]
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchée.
Reverse inscription: Unclear
Initial mark: Unclear
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
To be known as: Whitchurch, Hampshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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