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COIN
Unique ID: ESS-C6DDE1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1583
Date to: AD 1585
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1 g
Diameter: 16.64 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ID 4088
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left with two pellets behind
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
(A dazzling rose without a thorn)
Reverse description: Royal shield on long cross
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: A
Coin references
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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 | 2016 |
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