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COIN
Unique ID: BH-765304
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I, seventh issue, dating to the period AD 1578 to 1603. Mint of London.
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 1558
Date to: Circa AD 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.84 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th October 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Dave's No. 126
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, not further defined (N 1987, 1999, 2016, 2037)
Obverse description: Bust left, two pellets behind head
Obverse inscription: E'.D'.G ROSA .SINE.SPINA
Reverse description: Shield of arms and long cross
Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Wallington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL2934
Four figure Latitude: 51.98948027
Four figure longitude: -0.12274292
1:25K map: TL2934
1:10K map: TL23SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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