SUSS-02A544: Post Medieval Coin: Silver Halfgroat of Elizabeth I

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COIN

Unique ID: SUSS-02A544

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post Medieval silver half groat of Elizabeth I, dating from AD 1583-1585. Initial mark: A. Tower mint of London. Cf. North 1991 Vol II, p. 137, no. 2016. The coin is severely worn but not clipped.

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 1585

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.62 mm
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 20th July 2015

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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: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Halfgroat: Elizabeth I, 1582-1603 (N 2016)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left with two pellets behind head right.
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse inscription: [CIVI] TAS LO[N] [DON]
Initial mark: A
Die axis measurement: 11 o'clock

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
Parish or ward: Yapton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU9703
Four figure Latitude: 50.81843204
Four figure longitude: -0.62438385
1:25K map: SU9703
1:10K map: SU90SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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