Rights Holder: Somerset County Council
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Unique ID: SOM-A3C2C4
Object type certainty: Certain
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A post-medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), Third issue, Initial mark crescent, minted at London, AD 1587-1590, North 2016.
This coin is very worn and has been bent.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1587
Date to: Exactly AD 1590
Quantity: 1
Length: 16 mm
Width: 15.8 mm
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 0.75 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2013 - Tuesday 30th April 2013
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Other reference: SCC receipt 22463
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Halfgroat (silver)
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: 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 the head
Obverse inscription: E D.' G.' ROSA . SINE . SPINA
Reverse description: Square topped royal shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: Crescent
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 137 | 2016 |