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COIN
Unique ID: SUSS-391BA6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval silver halfpenny of Elizabeth I of the Third issue, dating to 1583-1603 AD. No legends; no initial mark. Denomination mark missing on reverse due to old break. Cf. North 1991 Vol II, p. 137, no. 2018.
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 1583
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.48 mm
Weight: 0.21 g
Diameter: 9.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd January 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny or halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfpenny: Elizabeth I, 1582-1603 (N 2018)
Obverse description: Portcullis
Reverse description: Cross with three pellets in each quarter.
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Near Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 137 | 2018 |
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