WAW-64C3E9: Post Medieval coin: half groat of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: WAW-64C3E9

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete Post Medieval silver half groat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603). Third issue (North 2016), bell initial marking dating to AD 1582-3. London mint. North (1991: 137). Coin has been pierced at 2 o'clock on the obverse and is chipped around the edge.

Overall dimensions: 16mm in diameter and 0.8g in weight.

Notes:

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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 1582
Date to: Exactly AD 1583

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 16 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th December 2020

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Materials and construction

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

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, 1582-1603 (N 2016)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with two pellets behind head.
Obverse inscription: [...]SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/[TAS/LON]/DON
Initial mark: Bell
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
Parish or ward: Shrawley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO8165
Four figure Latitude: 52.28280941
Four figure longitude: -2.27993574
1:25K map: SO8165
1:10K map: SO86NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
North, J.J.	1960	English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662	London	Spink and Son	p. 137	no. 2016

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 3 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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