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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-514AB9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver half groat of Elizabeth I Dated to 1582-1583 Obverse: crowned bust facing left, two pellets behind E D G RO[S]A SINE SPINA Reverse: shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross CIVI[T]AS [L]ONDON Mintmark: bell
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 1583
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.98 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 2nd March 2015 - Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Materials and construction
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 RO[S]A SINE SPINA
Reverse description: shield with the royal coat of arms divided by a long cross
Reverse inscription: CIVI[T]AS [L]ONDON
Die axis measurement: 4 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
Parish or ward: Leigh (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8825
Four figure Latitude: 51.92338859
Four figure longitude: -2.17590313
1:25K map: SO8825
1:10K map: SO82NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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