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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-56149C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver post medieval groat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to 1560-61. Mint of London. First coinage, cross crosslet initial mark. North 1991, volume II, page 133, number 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
Length: 23.7 mm
Width: 22.6 mm
Weight: 1.63 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th October 2017
Rally details.
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers Bucks Oct 2017 American Tour 2
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4793
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: ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA [ET HIB] REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Cross Crosslet
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Thornton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7635
Four figure Latitude: 52.00824003
Four figure longitude: -0.89416746
1:25K map: SP7635
1:10K map: SP73NE
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 | page 133, | number 1986. |
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