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Unique ID: LVPL-D96771
Object type certainty: Certain
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Silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I, (1558-1603).
Obverse: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA; crowned bust left with two pellets behind.
Reverse: CIVITAS LONDON; long cross over square shield.
IM: Escallop, 1584-1587.
North no. 2016.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1584
Date to: Circa AD 1587
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 16.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd April 2010
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Denomination: Half groat
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, 1582-1603 (N 2016)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with two pellets behind.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Long cross over square shield.
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: Escallop
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
No references cited so far.