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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-9B4483
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), inital mark unclear, 1558-1603 AD.
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 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.87 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 4th October 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC 020765
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
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Elizabeth I, not further defined (N 1987, 1999, 2016, 2037)
Obverse description: Unclear
Obverse inscription: [...]RE[GINA]
Reverse description: Suqare topped shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: [POS]VI[/ DEV AD/IVTORE/M MEV]
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Carhampton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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