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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-8BD850
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete silver Post Medieval probable halfgroat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603). Coin is extremely worn and almost all details, including the legend and initial mark, are illegible. The coin has been bent in the middle and has been pierced towards the edge.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 17.48mm in diameter, 0.42mm in thickness and 0.98g in weight.
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 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.42 mm
Weight: 0.98 g
Diameter: 17.48 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st March 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
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Elizabeth I, not further defined (N 1987, 1999, 2016, 2037)
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over royal shield.
Reverse inscription: [...]SV[...]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Romsley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO7884
Four figure Latitude: 52.4535066
Four figure longitude: -2.3251638
1:25K map: SO7884
1:10K map: SO78SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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