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COIN
Unique ID: YORYM-BDC401
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver probable half groat probably of Elizabeth I, from her first issue, rounded shield over long cross fourchee, uncertain mint, 1558-1561.
Ref: North, Vol II, p.133, no.1987.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 16.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th August 2010
Rally details.
This object was found at Bridlington Quay Metal Detecting Club Luttons Rally
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half groat
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Elizabeth I, 1558-1561 (N 1987)
Obverse description: Bust left
Obverse inscription: Possibly [-----]IZ[--------]
Reverse description: Rounded shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: [---]VI[-------------]
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Luttons
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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 | p.133 | no.1987 |
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