PUBLIC-84B820: Post-Medieval Coin : sliver halfgroat coin of Elizabeth I, AD 1558-1603, third issue AD 1583-1603. North Number 2016.

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COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-84B820

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A very worn post-medieval sliver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), third issue (1583-1603; North 2016). Initial mark: cypher (1600). Mint: London. Ref: North 1991: 137.

Obverse: bust mostly illegible, one (of two) pellets behind bust visible; inscription: EDG ROSA SINE SPINA.

Reverse: long cross fourchee over a royal shield; inscription: CIVI/[TAS]/ [LO]N/DON.

weight: 0.91g; diameter: 16mm; thickness: 0.7mm; die axis: 3 o'clock.

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 1600
Date to: Exactly AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.91 g
Diameter: 16 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014 - Friday 31st October 2014

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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, 1582-1603 (N 2016)
Obverse description: Very worn: left-facing crowned bust with two pellets behind head, only one of which is visible.
Obverse inscription: EDG ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: Long cross fourchee over a royal shield
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Initial mark: cypher
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Coin references

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: Huntingdonshire (District)
To be known as: Huntingdon District Area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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	pp.137, no. 2016.

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Updated: 8 years ago

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