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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-070E98
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An almost complete silver Halfgroat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603). Third coinage. Long cross fourcée over squared shield reverse. London Mint. Portcullis initial mark. AD 1565-1567. as North Vol II, P 135, No 1999.
Diameter: 18.54mm; thickness: 0.57mm and weight: 0.95g
The coin is slightly damaged on the other edge of the flan and missing a small section.
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 1565
Date to: Circa AD 1567
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.57 mm
Weight: 0.95 g
Diameter: 18.54 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th August 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
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, 1561-1582 (N 1999)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left
Obverse inscription: [ELIZAB]ETH D G ANG] FR:ET:HI[B R]EGINA
Reverse description: shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross
Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEVAD/IVTORE/M:MEV:
Initial mark: Portcullis
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: near Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 1999 |
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