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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-41F1F8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), A / Bell initial mark, 1583 AD, North 2016.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1583
Date to: Exactly AD 1583
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.97 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC reciept 020886
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 ROS[A SINE S]PINA
Reverse description: Square topper royal shield over long cross fourchee which divides the legend
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/ LON/DON
Initial mark: A / Bell
Die axis measurement: 10 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
To be known as: Chedzoy
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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