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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-477065
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver half groat of Elizabeth I
Date 1573
Diameter 16mm, weight 0.65g
Obverse: bust facing left with rose behind
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse: shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Mint: London
Die axes: 5 o'clock
Mint Mark: acorn
Condition: fair
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1573
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.65 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011 - Saturday 30th April 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4408
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, 1561-1582 (N 1999)
Obverse description: bust facing left with rose behind
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Die axis measurement: 5 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Forest of Dean (District)
To be known as: Dymock
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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