Elizabeth I Silver Groat (c. 1560)
Royal Mint (hammered coinage workshop)
Elizabeth I hammered silver groat — Wikipedia: Groat (English coin)
Rarity: Uncommon
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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Details
- 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
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