Elizabeth I Silver Groat (c. 1560)

Royal Mint (hammered coinage workshop)

Uncommon

Date

c. 1560

Object Type

Hammered silver groat (4 pence)

Medium / Material

Hammered silver

Production Place

Tower of London

Dimensions

H 23 × W 23 × D 1 mm · 2 g

Condition

Fine

A hammered silver groat from the Second Issue of Elizabeth I. The groat was equal to fourpence — a day's wage for a common labourer in Tudor England.

Materials & Techniques

Silver (hammered, pre-milled), 2.0 g

Location

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