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COIN
Unique ID: HESH-D15084
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I, initial mark: tun (1591-94)
North: 2016
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1591
Date to: Circa AD 1594
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.85 g
Diameter: 16.6 mm
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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
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 facing left - two pellets behind head
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: Tun
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Huntington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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