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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-154C2C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Three halfpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), third coinage, dated 1573.
Obverse description: Bust left, rose behind head. Mintmark acorn (65b).
Obverse inscription: E:D:G:ROSA.SINE.SPINA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of Englnd and France, long cross.Date over shield.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Diameter: 16.0mm, Weight: 0.72gms, die axis: 3
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 1573
Date to: Exactly AD 1573
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.72 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 30th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33552
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Three halfpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Threehalfpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 2000)
Obverse description: Bust left, rose behind head.
Obverse inscription: E:D:G:ROSA.SINE.SPINA
Reverse description: Shield of Arms of Englnd and France, long cross.Date over shield.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
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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