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COIN
Unique ID: BUC-11CC63
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), initial mark escallop, minted at London, AD 1584-1586, North 2016.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: retained by finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1584
Date to: Exactly AD 1586
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 16.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th August 2007
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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: London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Elizabeth I, 1582-1603 (N 2016)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing left with two pellets behind the head
Obverse inscription: E. D. G. ROSA . SINE . SPINA
Reverse description: Square topped royal shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/ LON/DON
Initial mark: Escallop
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Cold Brayfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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