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COIN
Unique ID: PUBLIC-2663B6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
~~A Post Medieval silver half groat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), dating AD 1560-1. Obverse depicts well worn and obscured bust facing left inside a beaded inner circle. Reverse depicts a long cross fourchee over royal shield, inside a beaded inner circle. Both sides are very well worn. Spink page 261 No. 2557. Dimensions: diameter: 15.83 mm; weight: .69g
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 1559
Date to: Circa AD 1561
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.31 mm
Weight: 0.69 g
Diameter: 15.83 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th March 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (District)
Parish or ward: Lydd (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR0320
Four figure Latitude: 50.94369084
Four figure longitude: 0.88828899
1:25K map: TR0320
1:10K map: TR02SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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