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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-0355A6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post-Medieval halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Tower mint, sixth issue, tun initial mark (1591/2-4). The coin is very worn, buckled and split.
Reference: North 2016
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1591
Date to: Circa AD 1594
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.84 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st October 2013 - Wednesday 8th January 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form 3737
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Elizabeth I, 1582-1603 (N 2016)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, two pellets behind head
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Shield with arms of Tudor England over long cross fourchée
Reverse inscription: CIVI TAS LON DON
Initial mark: Tun
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Braishfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3727
Four figure Latitude: 51.04117023
Four figure longitude: -1.47362846
1:25K map: SU3727
1:10K map: SU32NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1975 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink & Son | 2016 |
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