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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-339EE1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), third issue, initial mark unknown, minted at London, AD 1582-1603, North 2016.
60% of the coin is missing to an irregular break and there is a notch on the remaining edge.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1582
Date to: Exactly AD 1603
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.2 mm
Width: 15.7 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 16.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2013 - Tuesday 30th April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 22463
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Coin data (numismatics)
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] SIN[E SPINA]
Reverse description: Square topped royal shield over long cross fourchee
Reverse inscription: [CIVI/TAS/ ]LON/DO[N]
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: West Somerset (District)
To be known as: Carhampton CP
Spatial coordinates
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. | 1960 | English Hammered Coinage: Vol 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son | 135 | 2016 |
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