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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-882371
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval silver half groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), initial mark unclear, 1582-1603 AD, North 2016.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1582
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.98 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th June 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 020831
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, 1582-1603 (N 2016)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with two pellets behind
Obverse inscription: E [D G] RO[SA] SINE SP[INA]
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing legend
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/ LON/DON
Initial mark: possibly Martlet
Die axis measurement: 2 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: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Misterton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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