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COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-63C50A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post-Medieval silver halfpenny of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603), dating to AD 1595 - 1598. Third coinage, Key initial mark. Mint of London.
North (1991) Volume 2, p 137 no 2018
Diameter: 11.41 mm
Weight: 0.23 g

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 1595
Date to: Circa AD 1598

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.23 g
Diameter: 11.14 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: RCM 0661

Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Halfpenny (silver)
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: Portcullis with Key above
Obverse inscription: none
Reverse description: Cross and pellets
Reverse inscription: none
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Sileby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK6115
Four figure Latitude: 52.72921058
Four figure longitude: -1.09814603
1:25K map: SK6115
1:10K map: SK61NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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