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COIN
Unique ID: SWYOR-D838C2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval coin: a silver Halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603), third issue (1583 - 1603), initial mark A (1583-1585). North, volume 2, page 113, number 2016.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1583
Date to: Circa AD 1585
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.57 mm
Weight: 0.95 g
Diameter: 16.16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011 - Saturday 3rd December 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1776
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 with two pellets behind
Obverse inscription: E.D.G ROSA•SINE [SP]INA
Reverse description: Square topped shield on cross fourchee.
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: A
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: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Little Smeaton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5216
Four figure Latitude: 53.637943
Four figure longitude: -1.215006
1:25K map: SE5216
1:10K map: SE51NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 113, number 2016 |
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