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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-EC1C6C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn and incomplete post-medieval halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), third issue, Tower mint, dating to 1583-1603. A small section of the flan is missing at 9 o'clock on the obverse and part of the flan is bent.
Reference: North 2016.
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 1583
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.63 g
Diameter: 16.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 21st November 2014 - Monday 16th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Museums Entry Form 4259
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
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
Obverse description: Crowned bust left, two pellets behind head.
Obverse inscription: E'DG ROSA'SINE[missing]NA
Reverse description: Square shield on long cross fourcheé dividing legend.
Reverse inscription: [CIVI]T[AS]LON[DON]
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: New Forest (District)
To be known as: Ringwood
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 2016 |
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