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COIN
Unique ID: NMS-A87DD3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I, Tower, tun initial mark, North 2016, 1591-4
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1591
Date to: Exactly AD 1594
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th September 2012 - Monday 8th October 2012
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 13800
Other reference: KLMD102012
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
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 inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Initial mark: tun
Die axis measurement: 9 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Grimston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7121
Four figure Latitude: 52.759541
Four figure longitude: 0.532691
1:25K map: TF7121
1:10K map: TF72SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 2016 |
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