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COIN
Unique ID: DEV-69D0C8
Object type certainty: Certain
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Postmedieval silver hammered coin. The coin is a halfgroat of Elizabeth I. The initial mark is an 'A', which dates the coin from 1582 to 1584 AD. Spink number 2579.
Notes:
Recorded at North Devon finds day, Barnstaple Museum, December 2008.
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Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1582
Date to: AD 1584
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
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, not further defined (N 1987, 1999, 2016, 2037)
Obverse description: Bust left.
Obverse inscription: EDG ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee dividing legend.
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: A
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: North Devon (District)
Parish or ward: South Molton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SS7024
Four figure Latitude: 51.000661
Four figure longitude: -3.854068
1:25K map: SS7024
1:10K map: SS72SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink and Son Ltd | 2003 | Coins of England and the United Kingdom | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 2579 |
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