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COIN
Unique ID: WAW-CC3D13
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval coin: halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) minted in London between 1558 and 1603.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1558
Date to: Exactly AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 16.85 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th October 2012
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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, not further defined (N 1987, 1999, 2016, 2037)
Obverse description: Bust facing left.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SP[INA]
Reverse description: Plain shield.
Reverse inscription: [CIVI] / TAS / LON / DON
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
District: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP1773
Four figure Latitude: 52.354803
Four figure longitude: -1.751822
1:25K map: SP1773
1:10K map: SP17SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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