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Unique ID: KENT-E253DD
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A complete but slightly bent silver post-medieval half penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), (North's) Third issue 1583-1603, North (1991) no. 2018. Mint of London, Initial mark cypher 1600-1.
Measurements: 9.3mm in diameter and 0.18g in weight.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1600
Date to: Exactly AD 1601
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.18 g
Diameter: 9.3 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 2020
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Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
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
Reverse description: Cross moline with a pellet in each angle
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TR2456
Four figure Latitude: 51.2591322
Four figure longitude: 1.20906519
1:25K map: TR2456
1:10K map: TR25NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |