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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-742203
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. An indeterminate small denomination coin, probably of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), possibly a halfgroat, dated, possibly to 1576.
Obverse description: Outer circle, possibly trace of crown suggesting bust left.
Reverse description: Shield of Arms, long cross, date over shield.
Reverse inscription: [---]D[-].[--]
Diameter: 18mm, Weight: 0.82gms, die axis: possibly 12
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 1576
Date to: Exactly AD 1576
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.82 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd February 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM45486
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
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, 1561-1582 (N 1999)
Obverse description: Outer circle, possibly trace of crown suggesting bust left
Reverse description: Shield of Arms, long cross, date over shield.
Reverse inscription: [---]D[-].[--]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Tealby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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