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Record ID: LANCUM-141D42
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
'Preston Area', Lancashire, coin find (2007 T241) I have examined a group of 11 coins found at Barton, Lancashire.They consist of 10 silver issued of Queen Elizabeth I, struck to the sterling standard (92.5% fine metal) and one silver real of the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, with a standard of 94% fine metal. A detailed list of the coins is attached.There are a range of mid-level denominations from the Elizabethan period: 4 sixpences, 3 groats (the fourpenny coin), one threepence and 2 halfgroats, amounting to a sum of 2 shillings and 7 pence, a sum very roughly e…
Created on: Monday 17th November 2008
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston', grid reference and parish protected.