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Unique ID: OXON-8A0D46
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval silver half groat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1583-85. Third coinage, A initial mark. Tower of London mint. North (1991: 137) 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 1583
Date to: Exactly AD 1585
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 0.95 g
Diameter: 16.8 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 8th May 2021 - Saturday 8th May 2021
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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: Crowned bust facing left two pellets behind
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee dividing the legened
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS LON/DON
Initial mark: A
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: SU6687
Four figure Latitude: 51.57800863
Four figure longitude: -1.04895196
1:25K map: SU6687
1:10K map: SU68NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |