LVPL-472D45: Silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I, (1558-1603).

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COIN

Unique ID: LVPL-472D45

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I, (1558-1603). Obv: Crowned bust left with two pellets behind; E D G [RO]SA SINE S[PINA] Rev: square shield on coss fourchée; [CIVITAS] LON[DON] North no.2016

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1583
Date to: AD 1603

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.61 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 16.64 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

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 left with two pellets behind.
Obverse inscription: E D G [RO]SA SINE S[PINA]
Reverse description: Square shield on coss fourchée.
Reverse inscription: [CIVITAS] LON[DON]
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: Derbyshire Dales (District)
To be known as: Bakewell

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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