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COIN
Unique ID: IOW-D9F116
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver Elizabeth I halfgroat, c.1560-1561, Spink 2557/North 1987, London mint.
Obverse: Worn, crowned profile facing left. Inscription: x E:D:G:ROSA.SINE.SPINA
Reverse: Shield of England imposed onto long cross. Inscription: x CIVITAS LONDON
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 1560
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.94 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th August 2020
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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, not further defined (N 1987, 1999, 2016, 2037)
Obverse description: Crowned profile facing left
Obverse inscription: x E:D:G:ROSA.SINE.SPINA
Reverse description: Shield of England imposed onto long cross
Reverse inscription: x CIVITAS LONDON
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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