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COIN
Unique ID: LVPL-B522A2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I, (1558-1603).
Obverse: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA; crowned bust left, two pellets behind.
Reverse: CIVITAS LONDON; square shield over long cross fourchee.
IM: Woolpack (1594-1596).
North no.2016
Reverse is blurred.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1594
Date to: Circa AD 1596
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.63 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 17.04 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 25th November 2010
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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 left, two pellets behind.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Square shield over long cross fourchee.
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: Woolpack
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
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: Buttercrambe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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