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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-32CD86
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Possibly a threehalfpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), possibly third issue of 1561-1577. Chipped
Obverse description: Bust left, rose behind head.
Reverse description: Shield of Arms, long cross.
Diameter: 15.2mm, Weight: 0.62gms.
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 1561
Date to: Exactly AD 1577
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.62 g
Diameter: 15.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 20th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM26979a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Three halfpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Threehalfpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 2000)
Obverse description: Bust left, rose behind head
Reverse description: Shield of Arms, long cross
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Burwell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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