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COIN

Unique ID: BH-351033

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1570
Date to: Circa AD 1579

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.17 g
Diameter: 19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2018 - Tuesday 31st December 2019

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: Elizabeth I, 1582-1603 (N 2018)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, rose behind
Obverse inscription: [ELI](Z)ABETH D G ANG FR [ET] (H)IB REGINA
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: [PO]SVI/DEV AD/IVTORE/M ME(V)
Initial mark: Plain cross
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor