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COIN
Unique ID: SOM-5F623B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post-medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (AD 1548-1603), dating to AD 1587-1590. Third coinage, crescent initial mark. Minted in London. North (1991: 137) no. 2016.
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 1587
Date to: Exactly AD 1590
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.72 g
Diameter: 17.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st January 2017 - Saturday 21st January 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt: 017326
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 left with two pellets behind bust.
Obverse inscription: [E.] D. G. ROSA. SIN[E. SPI]NA
Reverse description: Long cross forchee over square topped shield dividing legend.
Reverse inscription: CIVI/[TAS/ LON/]DON
Initial mark: Crescent
Die axis measurement: 8 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Kingsbury Episcopi CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, J.J. | 1991 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662 | London | Spink and Son Ltd |
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