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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-F56921
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Coin, possibly a worn halfgroat, of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), fifth coinage, issue of 1587-1589.
Obverse description: All detail lost.
Obverse inscription: [--]ROSA[--]
Reverse description: Shield of Arms, long cross. Mintmark crescent (72b).
Reverse inscription: CIVI/[TAS/LON/]DON
Diameter: 16.8mm, Weight: 0.58gms, die axis: possibly 6
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 1587
Date to: Circa AD 1589
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.58 g
Diameter: 16.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 22nd September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM27672
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: : [--]ROSA[--]
Reverse description: Shield of Arms, long cross
Reverse inscription: CIVI/[TAS/LON/]DON
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Scawby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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