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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-EE4D0E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
~~Silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I Date 1582-1584, Obverse: crowned bust facing left, two pellets behind E D G ROSA SINE SPINA Reverse: shield with the royal coat of arms CIVITAS LONDON Mintmark: A
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 1582
Date to: Circa AD 1584
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.01 g
Diameter: 17 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2016 - Friday 1st April 2016
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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: crowned bust facing left, two pellets behind
Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
Reverse description: shield with the royal coat of arms
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
District: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Tortworth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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