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COIN
Unique ID: NMGW-2884BA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), bell initial mark, sixth issue, minted at the Tower of London, 1582-1583 (North 2016).
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: 0.64 g
Diameter: 16.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 13th September 2019 - Friday 13th September 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2021.3.17
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, 1582-1603 (N 2016)
Obverse description: Crowned bust of Elizabeth I, left. Two pellets behind the bust.
Obverse inscription: E [D G R]OSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield on cross fourchée.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS / LON/DON
Initial mark: Bell
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: Purbeck (District)
Parish or ward: Corfe Castle (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SY9582
Four figure Latitude: 50.63767006
Four figure longitude: -2.07206614
1:25K map: SY9582
1:10K map: SY92NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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