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HOARD
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The British Museum, Michael Byard, 2018-02-05 11:33:41
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HOARD
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TREASURE CASE 2017 T1075. Two silver coins of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) found in close proximity to one another.

1). Silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I dating from AD 1567-1570. Coronet initial mark, mint of the Tower of London. Obverse: Crowned bust left, coronet initial mark before legend ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA. Reverse: Long cross fourchee over Royal shield. Coronet initial mark before legend POSVI DEV' ADIVTOREM MEV'. Condition: Worn/fine
Dimensions: 18.2mm diameter, 0.7mm thick, 1.2 grams.

2). Silver groat of Elizabeth I dating from AD 1560-1561. Cross-crosslet initial mark, mint of the the Tower of London. Obverse: Crowned bust left, cross-crosslet initial mark before legend, ELIZABETH D G AN FR ET HI REGINA. Reverse: Long cross fourchee over Royal shield. Worn initial mark before legend POSVI DEV' ADIVTOREM MEV'. Condition: Worn/fine
Dimensions: 23.5mm diameter, 0.7mm thick, 2.1 grams.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Oxfordshire
Date between 1560 and 1570
date QS:P571,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1560-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1570-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1000311
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1000311/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
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Object location51° 50′ 06″ N, 1° 32′ 55.97″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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