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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-4A1B6D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval coin: halfpenny of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) minted in London between 1583 and 1603: North No. 2018.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1558
Date to: Exactly AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.2 g
Diameter: 10.63 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd July 2014 - Wednesday 1st October 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: Elizabeth I, 1582-1603 (N 2018)
Obverse description: Portcullis
Obverse inscription: No legend.
Reverse description: Long cross with three pellets in each quarter.
Reverse inscription: No legend.
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Elmley Lovett (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8769
Four figure Latitude: 52.31894606
Four figure longitude: -2.1921402
1:25K map: SO8769
1:10K map: SO86NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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