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Unique ID: WAW-EBF000
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval coin: Elizabeth I (1558-1603), halfgroat, minted in London, between 1589 and 1592. Hand initial mark. North No. 2016
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1589
Date to: Exactly AD 1592
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.79 g
Diameter: 16.93 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 30th January 2013
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
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: Bust facing left with two pellets behind.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Plain shield with a cross over it.
Reverse inscription: CIVI / TAS / LON / DON
Initial mark: Hand
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SP3040
Four figure Latitude: 52.05757505
Four figure longitude: -1.5638671
1:25K map: SP3040
1:10K map: SP34SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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