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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-F7D15C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post medieval silver groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD), initial mark cross and crosslet, 1560-1561 AD, North (1991) No.1986.

Weight: 1.85 g. Diameter: 23.3 mm

Notes:

The slight crease seems to have been done in antiquity as there is significant circulation wear across this area and has appeared to have been straitened at that time.

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: 1.85 g
Diameter: 23.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th September 2018

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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: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: +ELIZABETH:[ D G ]ANG FR: ET: HIB REGINA
Reverse description: Square toppped royal shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend
Reverse inscription: +POSVI/DEV: AD/IVTORE/M: MEV;
Initial mark: Cross crosslet

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Swale (District)
Parish or ward: Selling (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR0357
Four figure Latitude: 51.27597124
Four figure longitude: 0.9090905
1:25K map: TR0357
1:10K map: TR05NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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